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INSIDE MOURNING FRANK SCOFIELD Senior Deputy Frank Scofield, of Port Orange, died June 2, after he was hit while riding his bike.

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CITY MANAGER $11,000 RAISE

At $159,000, Jake Johansson is still at the lower end of the salary range in Volusia. PAGE 2

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RELOCATING TORTOISES

The gopher tortoise is a vulnerable species that has to be relocated before developers can build on sites, at a cost of $1,100 per tortoise for the Kings Landing development. PAGE 3

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APARTMENT COMPLEX COMING A new apartment complex is coming to 5410 S. Williamson Blvd. this fall.

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BRIEFS Marily Ford wins special election Marilyn Ford will succeed her late husband, Bob Ford, in the District 1 City Council seat in Port Orange.

The special runoff election was held Tuesday, June 11, and Ford won 65.6% of the 6,004 votes counted in the unofficial results according to the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections.

Lee Barreiro was left with the remaining 34.4% of votes. .

Harris wins DAISY award for nursing Halifax Health recently honored two of its registered nurses, Celeste Harris and Kolby Kerrutt, as winners of the community health system’s quarterly DAISY Award, which recognizes extraordinary nurses.

Harris, a Port Orange resident and registered nurse for six years, works in the medical-surgical unit at Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange.

“My mother was a registered nurse in a nursing home,” Harris said. “She had an incredible faith and love for people. I watched just what an amazing person she was as a nurse.

“I wanted to be so much like my mother,” she said. “That is why I pursued nursing. I love people, I love talking, I love caring. I love making a difference for a patient during some of their most difficult times.”

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Barker Construction brings a little water to the Dry Synchronized Swimming challenge at the Riverfest on the Halifax on Saturday, June 22. READ MORE ON PAGE 6

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There’s a bear over there Residents at the Lakes at Countryside Senior Living Center had to take a break from using their new putting green on June 17, when an unusual visitor appeared close to the side door of the recreation center: a black bear.

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City manager gets Fire Rescue equipment, IT $11,000 salary increase upgrades, pipe replacement Even with the raise, bringing his salary to $159,000, Johansson is at the lower end among Volusia cities.

City Council discussed on June 25 nearly $20.6 million proposed funds for citywide improvements.

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The Port Orange City Council voted 3-2 to approve an $11,000 increase in pay for City Manager Jake Johansson at its regular meeting the first week in June.

The salary increase was a result of Johansson’s yearly evaluation, during which he met with each of the City Council members. Each gave Johansson high praise for the job he is doing for the city.

Johansson began working for Port Orange in 2015, and, during that time, he has been given one pay raise.

Even with the recent increase in pay, bringing his salary to a total of $159,000, Johansson is at the lower end of the salary range compared to other managers in Volusia County. In Ormond Beach, City Manager Joyce Shanahan makes $175,000 a year.

Councilman Scott Stiltner and Interim Councilman Jack Wiles voted against the pay raise because they thought Johansson should have more. The raise reflected a 7% increase. They thought he should have at least a 10% raise to make his salary equitable with other managers in the county.

“Your reflection of your (Johansson) leadership reflects in the staff,” Stiltner said. “I think that what we have seen in the

With Port Orange beginning to budget for $142.1 million in department requests through 2025 via its Capital Improvement Program, next fiscal year’s $20.6 million in proposed funds is being focused on parks and recreation, public works and utilities.

City Finance Director Scott Neils presented the second draft of the CIP to the City Council at its meeting on Tuesday, June 25, which laid out city goals and individual programs for fiscal years 2020-2025 for Port Orange.

Department categories included the city manager’s office, community development, fire and rescue, informational technology, parks and recreation, public utility, public works, stormwater and vehicle replacement. The first draft of the CIP was presented on April 1.

Almost $16.4 million was approved for project allocation in 2019. According to the presentation, nearly $20.6 million is proposed for 2020, with utilities comprising 45% of the requests and public works at 19%.

The Fire and Rescue department’s extrication equipment imperative will total up to $3.13 million in requests from fiscal years 2020-2025.

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Port Orange City Manager Jake Johansson

past year is a lot of departments and a lot of staff throughout the entire organization, have done an exceptional job, all in all. That has to reflect back to your leadership.”

Councilman Chase Tramont said that he has never heard as many compliments about city employees as he has this year, and that, too, is a reflection of Johansson’s leadership.

“It is truly an honor to work for the city of Port Orange and this council,” Johansson said.

Johansson said he doesn’t ask for raises. This was the council’s chance to offer one if the councilmen thought he deserved one, he said.

“You have options and I respect your judgment,” Johansson said.

“It’s humble for me to sit here, to be blessed, to work for the staff.

When I say working for, I’m a servant leader. I work for the staff, trying to make their jobs as easy as I can.”

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with Disabilities Act Transition Plan has been ongoing since this fiscal year, and estimates $200,000 in requests for the 2020 fiscal year.

Information Technology will request approximately $732,000 over the life of the CIP projection, Neils said. This includes securing the City Municipal Network with a next generation firewall and a second firewall with load balancing configuration.

Newly elected Councilwoman Marilyn Ford raised questions about the labeling of projects throughout the presentation. For example, she asked why the Port Orange Government Television studio upgrades were labeled as “imperative,” whereas a public safety technology refresh was labeled as “essential.”

“It’s probably mislabeled,” City Manager Jake Johansson said. “We were whipping through these pretty quick.”

Parks and recreation will be requesting approximately $12.6 million for the department’s four imperatives: Lakeside Facility HVAC; a fence, dugout and backstop replacement; ball field lamp replacement; and playground replacements. All are safety issues, Johansson said.

“The playground replacement also is getting to the point where we think it will get dangerous if it lasts much longer,” he said.

Included in the Parks and Recreation Department’s requests is a $1 million allocation for land acquisition by Spruce Creek for the 2020 fiscal year. Also, the plans include $4 million in 2024 for a West Side Community Center.

The Public Utilities Department plans on allocating $1 million for water system replacements, $1 million for generator replacements and $2 million for sewer system rehabilitation by the 2025 fiscal year. The biggest plan for Public Utilities, however, is almost $5 million devoted to citywide pipe replacements by the 2025 fiscal year.

Public Works plans on completing road resurfacing and reconstruction with $4.8 million by 2025. The department also plans to renovate the second floor and part of the first floor of City Hall with $275,000 in the upcoming fiscal year. Johansson said the quality of life is not good for city employees now and the repurposing will change that.

“We’re looking forward to getting our purchasing department out of the closet, literally,” said Johansson.

The Stormwater Department plans on about $12.6 million, and the Vehicle Replacement Department will be replacing 12 vehicles (10 patrol and two detective) in the 2020 fiscal year, with almost $11.1 million proposed for total allocations by 2025.

On Aug. 6, the council will hold a public hearing to adopt the CIP.

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GOPHER TORTOISES The gopher tortoise is a vulnerable species that has to be relocated before developers can build on sites, at a cost of $1,100 per tortoise for the Kings Landing development.

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This female gopher tortoise is estimated to be about 50 years old.

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ith Kings Landing on Hensel Road — the last development site east of I-95 in Port Orange — gearing up to build new homes for people within the next 90 days, the land’s current residents are also awaiting a new home.

Those current residents are gopher tortoises.

The gopher tortoise is considered to be a “vulnerable” species according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It is a requirement for all developers to perform a permitted land survey to identify any gopher tortoises living on development sites. Once identified, the animals have to be relocated to a state-permitted area.

Frank Costa, a licensed real estate broker with Liberty Group Realty and manager of the Kings Landing Development, hired the private company of Zev Cohen and Associates, a landscaping and environmental engineering company, to relocate the tortoises.

“This is my first time doing tortoises, so I got educated a couple months back on the process,” Costa said. “I thought it was as simple as you pick them up and take them some place else, but it’s a long process, a lot of paper work, with a lot of money involved.”

It cost Costa $1,100 per tortoise.

Bill Lites, ecologist for Zev Cohen, shows a male gopher tortoise extracted from a burrow.

Justin Dahl, ecologist for Zev Cohen, holds a female gopher tortoise extracted from a burrow.

Kings Landing has 56 gopher tortoises to relocate. But it’s worth it, Costa added.

“This is really good for people to understand that so much effort is put into preserving and protecting them,” said Bill Lites, ecologist and director of environmental sciences for Zev Cohen.

Recipient sites can have between two to four tortoises per acre. Environmentalists in these areas are responsible for managing the land to be sure it is good gopher tortoise habitat. The tortoises at Kings Landing will go to Lake X, close to St. Cloud, where they will be monitored for 20 years.

Relocation needs to occur within 90 days of a development breaking ground. Longer than 90 days, the animals will return to the land and rebuild their burrows, which means the rehoming

A PVC pipe is placed in the tortoise burrow. “I can feel him,” said Bill Lites, director of environmental science for Zev Cohen. “He’s telegraphing through the pipe. There’s a tortoise in this burrow.”

process has to begin again. That becomes more time consuming and costly.

Gopher tortoises are considered a “gateway species” because they dig burrows deep into the ground, up to 15 to 25 feet in length. Lites said up to 400 other species of animals can live in their burrows.

How deep a burrow goes is variable.

“If you’re in a flatwood where the water table is high, they don’t go too much below the water table,” He said. “But if you’re in the sandhill, like where we are now up on a ridge, they will go deeper. If you’re on the Mount Dora ridge where it’s really far down to the water table, they’ll go literally 20 vertical feet.”

After 100% of the land is surveyed and gopher tortoise burrows have been identified, the excavation process begins.

A tortoise burrow is marked by smooth patches of dirt around grass areas that may have footprints on them. An environmentalist places a PVC hose into the hole to determine if an animal is present, and how far into the hole the tortoise may be.

Once located, a bulldozer starts digging close to the hole. After moderate amounts of dirt are removed, the environmentalist digs closer to the hole itself. This process is repeated until the tortoise is located.

After being removed from a burrow, the animal is placed in a large plastic bin with dirt and grasses, and it’s taken to a holding place with other tortoises.

The tortoises have to be rehomed within 72 hours of being removed from their habitat.

Tortoises are checked and

weighed. Environmentalists look at their eyes to see how clear they are. An animal with cloudy eyes is considered unhealthy and taken to a vet for treatment.

The relocation site provides a starter burrow for the animal.

This gives the tortoises time to adjust to their new environment.

They can be territorial, and males will battle one another for space.

Tortoises can become stressed in the cold. If an area has been colder than 50 degrees for three days, the animals cannot be relocated. Recipient sites are within 100 miles of where the tortoises are originally identified.

At the recipient site, the tortoises are caged in with a silt fence for six months to prevent the animals from leaving the area. After the half year is up, the fences are taken down, and animals can move anywhere. A silt fence will also be built around King’s Landing to keep tortoises from moving into the area.

Steven Michael works the bulldozer that excavates tortoise burrows.

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Frank Scofield remembered for faith and dedication

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A crowd of 500 law enforcement officers, friends and family joined together to honor the deputy’s memory.

New apartment complex coming

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A new apartment complex is coming to 5410 S. Williamson Blvd. this fall.

The Springs at Port Orange will have pet-friendly apartments available in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Its website states the units will have modern finishesm such as stainless-steel appliances and in-home washer and dryers.

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Over 500 people gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of fallen Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Senior Deputy Frank Scofield at the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach on Thursday, June 6.

Scofield, a U.S. Navy veteran who had been with VCSO since 1995, was fatally struck by a van early morning on Sunday, June 2.

He, along his wife Susan attended the Spruce Creek Baptist Church.

Pastor Steve Loy commenced the service by illustrating the kind of man and officer Scofield was for Volusia County in the years he served.

Loy said he was fostering three girls who were terrified of police officers, but after being Senior Deputy Frank Scofield, a Navy veteran and 24-year Volusia deputy. introduced to Scofield, the girls were able to reconcile their fears Then he knew Scofield was pray- that he was there for them. because Scofield was a good man, ing for him and was there for him.

“He always made you feel like “full of the Holy Spirit.”

Scofield’s son Adam Scofield everything was going to be OK,” “Susan, he loved you, and he said his father was the “most he said. had to go up there and get things encouraging person” he had ever Volusia County Councilman ready for you,” Loy said. Scofield met, and that he was good at Ben Johnson, who is also a forand his wife had been together for everything he did. mer Volusia County sheriff, 28 years.

“All he had to do was give you a was Frank Scofield’s friend. He Volusia County Sheriff Mike handshake or a hug and you knew brought a wooden, carved stick Chitwood noted that Scofield had that he was your best friend,” to the service, saying that those been involved in a bicycling acci- Adam Scofield said. “Especially in law enforcement know that dent in the past, and when Chit- for the people in his family, like being given a stick means you wood experienced his own bicy- me and my sister and my mom, have been accepted. He said he cling accident in 2017, a text from he would text randomly and say, ‘I brought it “to be able to say that Scofield made things alright. love you,’ or ‘good morning.’ The Frank Scofield accepted me, and “The text message was eight last text that he sent me just Sat- gave me this stick.” words,” Chitwood said. “Wel- urday morning was, ‘Good mornJohnson described Scofield as come to the club. Yours in Christ, ing, Doctor Adam. I love you and I tough, but fair, dedicated, standFrank.” hope you have a great day.’” up, and a “cop’s cop.” He said Chitwood said that those eight Adam Scofield said his father Scofield was a true friend who words made him laugh at first. always wanted people to know never turned his back on anybody.

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“We will never forget our friend Frank,” Johnson said.

Frank Scofield’s nephew Samuel spoke about the hunting trips he took with Frank Scofield and his colleagues. He noted that Frank Scofield was a “very honest and ethical person,” both when it came to being a hunter and a deputy.

Samuel Scofield read a note from his father to close.

“We’ve all enjoyed being with Frank on his journey throughout life and we know that he has finished it successfully in the arms of his Redeemer,” he read. “As we continue on in this journey, let’s all make sure we finish as brothers and sisters in Christ.”

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Brown and Brown Insurance came in second place, and Realty Pros Assured in third. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette and South Daytona Mayor Bill Hall judged the last challenge, which was dry synchronized swimming.

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City considers new fee for fire service Port Orange City Council voted 3-2 on first reading to approve an ordinance that makes the fee possible.

CAROLINE SMITH Courtesy photo from the Port Orange Police Department.

Award of Achievement for detectives Benjamin Benezette, Silvio Portillo (not pictured) and officer Nicole Avila.

Citizens, POPD officers awarded CAROLINE SMITH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Police Chief Thomas Grimaldi awarded several officers and citizens with awards at the Port Orange City Council meeting on May 22, as recognition for exemplary work in the community.

Officer Nicole Avila and detectives Benjamin Benezette and Silvio Portillo were given the Award of Achievement for their work on February 4, when Avila responded to a 911 call surrounding vehicle burglaries on Hyde Park Drive.

Avila recovered a Brevard County man’s fingerprint from a truck’s door, prompting officers Benezette and Portillo to respond in Brevard County to interview the suspect. The suspect admitted to his vehicle thefts in Port Orange and gave the Port Orange Police Department leads to more suspects implicated in related vehicle burglaries.

The Bravo Platoon was awarded the Unit Citation for exemplary police work for stopping vehicle

theft on Kendrew Drive on Feb. 13. Lt. Ryan McGee accepted the award for the platoon.

A 911 call from a resident alerted POPD to a suspect pulling on vehicle door handles. Officer Sean Lowery stopped the suspect and recovered several stolen purses.

Crysta McBride and Jared Alevisatos, as well as K-9 Niko, were given the Award of Merit for a 2 a.m. traffic stop turned crime bust on March 13. McBride pulled over the three men for several traffic violations. Their “extreme nervousness,” according to Grimaldi, is what prompted Alevisatos to conduct a K-9 sniff of the vehicle.

Once Niko was alerted, several items in the car were found to belong to a resident of an unincorporated area of Port Orange who told the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office that the items were stolen in a recent car burglary. The suspects were arrested on eight felony counts and five misdemeanor violations.

Another Award of Merit was given to Officer Justin Sorrell, who took a suspect into custody after the suspect broke into vehicles and proceeded to flee the scene on foot after confronted by Sorrell, who used his taser to stop the suspect. The stolen items were then confiscated and returned to the victims.

Citizen awards were given to Casey Fisher, William Wetherill and Ethan Pickavance for outstanding measures to keep Port Orange safe, alongside the POPD. Grimaldi said the actions by Port Orange residents to intervene in crimes “show that the residents of Port Orange are willing to be involved in the protections of our city.”

Witherill tackled a suspect on bicycle on Bellevue Avenue, Grimaldi said. Fisher and Pickavance called 911 to alert the police department about suspicious activity surrounding vehicle thefts and property trespassing, respectively.

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An ordinance allowing the city to collect a “fire service fee,” separate from existing taxes for city resources, passed with a 3-2 vote during the Port Orange City Council meeting on May 22.

But what that fee could look like is still up in the air.

“There is nothing in the ordinance that talks about a specific fee in terms of an amount,” Assistant City Manager Alan Rosen said.

Instead, he said the approval of the ordinance allows for further conversation surrounding the fee. Mayor Don Burnette and Councilmen Scott Stiltner and Drew Bastian voted to approve the ordinance.

However, Burnette expressed mixed feelings surrounding another fee, saying that the property tax system is inequitable in the sense that there are 1,100 homes not paying taxes but still utilize Port Orange services.

“We heard from the public, you know, [with] our half-cent sales tax, that they’re not interested in a tax increase, but I still think it’s important that we investigate this as we try to diversify our revenue stream any way we can moving forward,” City Manager Jake Johansson said.

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Rosen said that if the city were to consider collecting the fee this year, though, the city would be on a time crunch to work out the details of the fee.

“We’ve all learned recently that none of us know what the future holds,” Stiltner said. “But, I think the more options we have to consider as the city grows and moves forward, the better that is for our residents holistically.”

Vice Mayor Chase Tramont and interim City Councilman Jack Wiles voted against the ordinance. Wiles said that since it affects both businesses and residents, he would need more information to vote in favor of the fee.

He also commented on the length the council meeting had run.

“I’m not in the state of mind right now to digest [the information] tonight at 10 o’clock,” Wiles said.

(Wiles was since replaced by Marilyn Ford on the City Council in a special election June 11.)

Burnette said he didn’t have strong feelings about collecting a new fee this year.

“What I want to do is keep the tool in the toolbox because there’s always that question of equity,” Burnette said. “Why is everybody else paying more when you’ve got 1,100 homes paying nothing?”

The second reading of the ordinance will be at a later date.

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HAD TO CHECK FOR COUPONS 11:40 a.m. — 3700 Block of Nova Road Retail theft. A 60-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting after she was caught with stolen items in her bag. She later told police she was just going to search her car for store coupons, according to the report.

The woman originally entered the store with a large empty purse and began selecting clothing items from around the store, according to the report. She proceeded to remove multiple pairs of shoes from their boxes and place them under clothes in the shopping cart and went to the dressing room.

During a search of her bag, however, officers found a small set of diagonal side-cutters, which the woman said she keeps for personal defense, along with multiple items from around the store. The anti-shoplifting devices appeared to be untampered with and were not removed from the items taken.

The woman was placed under arrest and taken to jail.

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REPEAT OFFENDER 8:31 a.m. — 3600 Block of Nova Road Trespassing. A 54-year-old man was arrested after being on the property, again, of a local gas station he was trespassed from last month. This time he was sitting on the mulch by the entrance when the reporting officer was contacted. The man was arrested and taken to jail, again.

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NOT JUST THE BUILDING 12:22 p.m. — 4000 Block of Halifax Drive Trespass property/business. The day after being trespassed from a local restaurant, a 44-year-old man returned to the property. He told police he only came back because he thought it was just the building he was trespassed from, according to the report.

When police arrived, the man was on the property sitting in a chair next to the front door. He was arrested, issued another warning, and taken to jail.

CRAMPS 9:22 p.m. — 1100 Block of Dunlawton Avenue No drivers license and license plate not assigned. When an 18-year-old woman was pulled over because the tag on the car she was driving was not assigned and she did not have a valid drivers license, she told police she was going to the hospital because she was having cramps and bleeding heavier than normal, according to the report.

When police asked if she needed Port Orange Fire and Rescue, the woman said it was not necessary.

She admitted to knowing the plate did not belong on the car and that nobody was at home to drive her so she put the tag on herself.

The woman explained the tag was sitting on the table at home because her mother had just sold a car and took that tag off of it, according to the report. The woman had never been issued a driver’s license in the past.

She was taken to jail.

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“I can’t live without you Alberto Strickhouser. Thank you God for not taking him from me today,” Angelina wrote on her Facebook page.

Strickhousers thankful for community support Alberto’s Pizza Shop owner recovering after his truck was totaled.

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“The truck saved my life,” Alberto Strickhouser said.

On Friday, May 17, he was hit in a head on collision, and he’s still recovering, but the community’s support has been inspiring, according to his wife, Angelina.

The day started out like “any ordinary crazy, busy Friday” for the Strickhouser family. For Alberto, it was going to be another 16-hour work day at his pizza shop, Alberto’s Pizza. Angelina asked if they could meet for coffee on his break, so around 1:50 p.m. he headed west on Taylor Road, only a few minutes from his home.

In a split-second he saw a car in the eastbound lane swerve into the oncoming traffic. He braced for impact and was hit head-on.

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The accident occurred just before Spruce Creek Elementary School students were let out of class, so there were people everywhere, according to Angelina.

Fortunately, he was only going about 20 mph.

The car pushed Alberto’s large, lifted truck up onto the curb.

The airbags deployed, and both cars were totaled. Angelina was expecting him at home within minutes, so she knew something was wrong. Since they live so close to where the crash occurred, she was able to make it to the scene before first responders arrived. She was in disbelief at what she saw.

“I dropped to my knees and thanked God,” she said.

First responders used the Jaws of Life to extract the other driver from the car that was mangled.

“Our first responders were excellent and truly are angels on earth,” Angelina said.

She said this is the third time Alberto had been hit head on by another vehicle.

“He loved that truck,” she said.

“It was his dream truck, but it is replaceable. He is not.”

After the crash, Angelina

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accompanied Alberto to the hospital, where medical staff in the emergency room had already heard the news and seen pictures of the crash on social media.

“They were surprised Alberto was able to walk in within the same hour after the accident,” she said. “God is good.”

Alberto his family are still dealing with the aftermath. Angelina explained that it hasn’t been easy telling their two toddlers “no” when their kids want to play on the floor with their daddy. It’s also difficult for him to do the things he used to do at work and with the family.

Their oldest son, 4-year-old Alberto, told his pre-K class what happened, and, the following week, the entire class made “Get well soon” cards for his father.

“We have received countless support and well wishes from this whole, beautiful community,” Angelina said. “Alberto is a private person and is overwhelmed and humbled by the love. We are grateful for everyone who reached out. It’s truly a reminder to cherish your loved ones because you just never know.”

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“The infantry was a brotherhood and NLC is the closest thing I have found to that,” said Worley in a press release.

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Top of the conference table shipped to Cumberland Farms.

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Three Volusia County men transformed historic trees from a Port Orange site into works of art.

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istoric trees that were cut down to build the Cumberland Farms gas station at the corner of Nova and Herbert avenues have been transformed into works of art, thanks to the foresight and talents of three wood workers and the cooperation of the city of Port Orange.

John Carleton, Jon Day and John Fawcett, all members of Volusia County Woodworkers Association, took slabs of wood from live oak trees removed from the former Booth’s Bowery site and created a process for making the extremely hard wood into tables.

The lumber had been sent to Geneva, Florida, to be cut into boards, then returned and stacked at the Public Works facility in Port Orange for almost three years.

Carleton and Fawcett talked with Jake Johansson, Port Orange city manger, about using the wood for a project. Johansson was supportive.

Creating the tables was a pioneer project for the wood workers.

“The process is very labor intensive,” Fawcett said. “Once

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The three men have over 270 hours of work in creating one table.

The table being made for Port Orange will have three sections glued and bolted together. It will weigh approximately 1,000 pounds and be at least 10 feet long.

One of the tables was shipped to Cumberland Farms headquarters in Maine, where it occupies a conference room. That table has a 1939 silver dollar embedded in it, the date Cumberland Farms was founded.

Day, an Ormond Beach resident, is a retired computer expert who has taken up furniture making. He has a workshop and mill in Ormond Beach where a machine called a computer numerical control router can be programmed to carve the wood slabs into necessary dimensions needed to make the tables. It is the only machine in the area capable of handling the size of each project, he said.

Fawcett is a retired industrial arts teacher who taught woodworking for 30 years. He is the ambassador of the trio.

Fawcett said no cash has ever been exchanged in making the

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tables. It has all been through donations, trades and gifts that the creations have been supported. Fawcett has been key in getting the needed supplies.

A retired law enforcement officer and fire and EMS responder for the city of Port Orange, Carleton is in charge of the ornamentation.

His skill as a wood carver further bring the tables to life with his artistic renderings of various people, places and things.

Carleton plans possibly to carve a wood spirit into one of the legs but is also considering other things, such as a soldier, to

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Carleton’s wife asked him why he was doing this project.

“Because I worked for the city for 34 years,” Carleton said. “I live in the city. It is my home.”

The wood slabs were brought to Day’s workshop and stacked in a kiln designed to dry the wood.

When the wood is taken out of the kiln, it is put on the CNC to determine how much warp is in it. Once the wood is softened enough to make flat, steel frames are bolted to the underside of the wood to give support.

Once flat, the wood undergoes multiple sandings and epoxy finishes to make the tables smooth.

One of the challenges for the Port Orange table is to figure out how it will get it to City Hall and be assembled.

The two Johns and one Jon are resourceful, however. They said they will figure it out, and the city of Port Orange will reap the benefit.

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house in Wilbur-by-the-Sea was the top selling residence for May 19-25 in Port Orange and South Daytona. Robin and Elizabeth Hughes, of Landrum, South Carolina, sold 4034 S. Peninsula Drive to Profitable Properties Inc., as trustee, for $775,000. Built in 1987, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a fireplace, swimming pool, boat dock, boat house and 2,010 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $600,000. Following is a partial list of the week’s other sales.

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PORT ORANGE Baywood John and Frances Malphurs sold 5492 W. Bayshore Drive to Joseph and Cassandra Colletti, of Port Orange, for $295,500.

Built in 1963, the house has four bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 1,960 square feet.

It sold in 2012 for $144,000.

Commonwealth R. Mark and Donna Jackson, of Ontario, Canada, sold 718 Sheldon Circle to Thomas Paschal, of Port Orange, for $80,000. Built in 1972, the manufactured home has two bedrooms, two baths and 672 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $38,000.

Countryside Tony and Rhonda Semon, of Edgewater, sold 910 Ashmeade Court to Douglas Hine, of Port Orange, for $218,000. Built in 1989, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,852 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $177,000.

Cross Creek Joshua Cady and Katie Doucette sold 4647 S. Moon Trail to Edwin and Anna Diedrich, of Port Orange, for $272,500. Built in 1992, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,751 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $189,000.

Cypress Cove Blanche Alvarado, individually and as trustee, sold 809 Chickadee Drive to John and Frances Malphurs, of Port Orange, for $275,000. Built in 1984, the

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house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 2,459 square feet. It sold in 1986 for $110,000.

Hamlet OP SPE TPA1 LLC, of Chandler, Arizona, sold 813 Upland Drive to Sara Odzinski, of Port Orange, for $209,000. Built in 1980, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,524 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $185,700.

Harbor Oaks Mark and Carol Wickham sold 5739 Riverside Drive to John White, of Port Orange, for $475,000. Built in 1958, the house has two bedrooms, two baths, a boat dock, boat house and 1,494 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $565,000.

River Oaks Peter and Linda Vosbury, of Sebastian, sold 6204 Oak River Terrace to Richard and Anna Owensby, of Port Orange, for $328,000. Built in 1988, the house has four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a fireplace and 2,539 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $290,000.

Sawgrass Point Trustee Services LLC, as trustee, sold 841 Stony Point Drive to Michael and Allyson Laheta, of Port Orange, for $258,000. Built in 1997, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,790 square feet. It sold in 1997 for $82,711.

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Housing market picks up in April

Silver Creek Randall Campbell sold 3658 Gold Nugget Court to Ann Stanhope, of Port Orange, for $215,000. Built in 2001, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,330 square feet. It sold in 2001 for $132,400.

Spruce Creek Fly-In William Thomas and Janine Le Grange, of Port Orange, sold 1824 Lindbergh Lane to Danielle and Ryan Lawrence, of Port Orange, for $700,000.

Built in 1985, the house has four bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,147 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $500,000.

Terrace Lashon Henderson, of Sanford, sold 1006 Sandy Terrace Court to David Hermanson III, of Port Orange, for $175,000.

Built in 1992, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,661 square feet. It sold in 2000 for $107,000.

Townhomes West Linton and Carmen Harriott, and Shaun Harriott sold 3551 Forest Branch Drive, Unit E, to Wilfred Leung, of Port Orange, for $125,000. Built in 1986, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 992 square feet. It sold in 2006 for $156,900.

Vineyards Richard and Gail Cratty sold 5486 Trakia Trail to Linh Nguyen and Truyen Hoang, of Port Orange, for $285,000.

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After a slow first quarter of the year, single-family home sales around the greater Daytona Beach area picked up slightly in April, according to an analysis of Multiple Listing Service data by Ron Wysocarski, broker and CEO of Wyse Home Team Realty in Port Orange.

For April, the MLS reported that 483 singlefamily homes were sold in the area with a median home price of $230,000.

That’s a 4% rise in sales compared to the same month last year and just shy of a 1% increase in median sales prices.

four bedrooms, two baths and 2,107 square feet.

Waters Edge Joseph and Cassandra Colletti, of Port Orange, sold 6757 Ferri Circle to Marcel and Cheryl Desrosiers, of Seekonk, Massachusetts, for $305,000. Built in 2000, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a swimming pool and 1,701 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $245,000.

Wilbur-by-the-Sea Esther Hatchett, of Port Orange, sold 4109 S. Peninsula Drive to Alan and Elizabeth Potts, of Wallkill, New York, for $280,000. Built in 1977, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,259 square feet. It sold in 1992 for $70,000.

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“O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming, ...”

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Upgrading before hurricane season Flagler County Emergency Management gives tips for residents trying to prepare.

JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR

It only takes one, Flagler County Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord tells people who ask him how busy he thinks the upcoming hurricane season will be.

“It can be the quietest season ever in the history of hurricanes, and if that one storm comes to Flagler County, it’s obviously a very big issue for us,” he said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s prediction is for four to eight hurricanes, and a total of nine to 15 named storms this hurricane season, which begins June 1. And we got one early: This year’s first storm was Subtropical Storm Andrea, which formed the night of May 20 and dissipated soon after. It’s the fifth year in a row that a storm was named before the start of hurricane season.

Since Hurricane Irma swiped Flagler’s flank in 2017, flooding the coastal areas, as well as land near Crescent Lake, the county has made a number of changes to its emergency management, some still in progress.

It’s developing a list of transportation-challenged residents, to complement its list of residents with special medical needs. That way, people who need help get-

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ting to a shelter can be taken there by public transportation.

It’s preparing to be able to accept pets at a special needs shelter, so individuals with special medical concerns don’t try to ride out a storm in an evacuation zone because they don’t have someplace to go that will accommodate their pets.

It’s doubled the number of volunteers at the county’s Emer-

gency Operation Center, each of them providing a minimum of four hours of service a week.

It’s developed a plan to create “comfort stations” for the public, so that if there are delays in getting power returned after a storm, people can come and relax in the air conditioning, make a phone call, and — if possible — access the internet.

It’s sending every new county

government employee through a brief disaster preparedness class, as well as an incident command training class.

“We’ve given them at least the knowledge to prepare their families, so when they’re coming to work they’re at least comfortable that their families are taken care of,” Lord said.

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Pets are another consideration: In addition to keeping enough food, water and medicine for them, Lord said, residents who want to take their pet to a petfriendly shelter will need to be able to provide proof that their pet’s vaccinations are up to date. Pets also need to have a crate or cage.

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The county has also revived its 30-hour Community Emergency Response Team training class, and has trained more than 100 people over the last year, teaching first aid, basic search and rescue, fire safety, mental health safety and disaster preparedness. (For information on CERT training, see the story on the opposite page. Also, see https://bit.ly/2W1naHl).

It’s also in the process of upgrading its emergency radio system so that first responders will have better communication ability. That transition will be completed in the next few months.

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Carolina, Lord said, because a storm might change direction and end up in those states anyhow, and Florida has a stronger building code than the other states do.

Going inland to a location away from water, then, is a better bet.

Evacuation zones, he noted, are based on danger from storm surge — the

If you’re in an evacuation zone and are ordered to evacuate for a hurricane, “We encourage people to evacuate tens of miles, not hundreds of miles,” Flagler County Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord said. “Orlando — it’s not necessarily the worst place to evacuate there.”

That can beat evacuating to Georgia or North

And it’s preparing to test its amateur VHF radio equipment to ensure that it can communicate if towers are damaged. County Emergency Management Technician Bob Pickering showed off the county’s amateur radio to reporters May 24.

“I like to read about the problems with some of these really big tropical cyclones — Michael was akin to a Camille, or even approaching the strength of an Andrew,” Pickering said. “And there will be more storms like those. And so I’m always trying to think, ‘What happens if something like that hits here? What can we do?’”

Meanwhile, the state has rolled out a new, computer-based emergency management system that has been implemented in every county. Called WebEOC, it can be used both for coordination within the county and between the county and the state, easing the process of applying for state assistance.

“It will definitely help us with getting support when we need

major killer when it comes to hurricanes in the U.S. — not wind.

For people who do decide to evacuate, Lord said, it’s a good idea to plan ahead to have multiple routes, in case one becomes blocked, and to be able to access them offline. And, he said, make sure to have a plan for any pets.

it from outside Flagler County,” Lord said.

Flagler County will try it out in a mock exercise at the Emergency Operations Center in late June.

And several weeks ago, the county took part in a joint hurricane preparedness exercise with the state.

Lord urged residents not to become complacent when it comes to preparing.

“A lot of residents that I’ve met will say they went through a Category 3 or 4 storm in Irma and Matthew,” Lord said. “While those storms were those categories at some point in time, they were less than Category 1 impacts in our county. ... At some point in time Flagler County is going to get a larger storm, and the better our community is prepared, residents and businesses the better our government is prepared, we can recover and get the community back to normal.”

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Volunteer at the EOC by making and answering phone calls, organizing supplies and preparing outreach materials, and entering data in a computer. Candidates will have availability for at least four hours per week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Email the Emergency Operations Center at eoc@ flaglercounty.org to discuss volunteering.

wide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on during disaster situations, which allows the pros to focus on more

Be a volunteer storm spotter. Learn to look for and how to report potentially dangerous weather conditions, so that earlier warnings may be issued. The National Weather Service and Flagler County Emergency Management will be regularly host Skywarn storm spotter classes at the EOC. For more information, visit https://www.facebook. com/FlaglerEOC or contact Bob Pickering, emergency management technician, at 313-4250 or BPickering@FlaglerCounty.org.

complex tasks.

“The students come from all over the county and are ready to assist their neighborhood should the need arise,” Mazzella said in an email to the Palm Coast Observer.

“CERT members can also help in other ways. CERT members partner with REACT and assist them with crowd and traffic control events.”

All ages can participate. “One of my favorite students was a gentleman in a wheelchair,” Mazzella said. “He fully participated in every physical exercise that we did. ... He was able to take pieces of wood and create a way to be able to lift a car up enough to extract a victim ‘dummy.’”

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Preparing for a storm Volusia County Emergency Management director talks tips

JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR

With hurricane season officially underway, early preparation is key, said Volusia County Emergency Management Director Jim Judge.

“When people are prepared, then it makes my job easier. It makes recovery easier.”

JIM JUDGE, Volusia County Emergency Management Director

From making a checklist of items and preparing documents, to revisiting insurance policies and making a family plan, there are things people can do before a storm that will benefit them in the long run should the area be hit with a storm this season. Hurricane season isn’t something to delay planning for until a storm is announced, Judge said.

“When people are prepared, then it makes my job easier,” Judge said. “It makes recovery easier.”

Hurricane season began on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. Here are some things the county’s emergency management director wants residents to keep in mind so they can plan accordingly.

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Pay attention to the weather, Judge said. Despite the fact it’s early in the season, there has already been one named storm: Subtropical storm Andrea. That’s an example that a storm can happen outside of hurricane season.

“If you don’t like watching the news, at least just watch the weather,” Judge said.

People should evaluate how ready they are now to avoid getting caught by surprise, he said.

They should plan on losing power during a storm, and therefore

Be sure to have four to five days’ food on hand.

have battery-operated flashlights and lanterns on hands, as well as batteries. A hand crank radio will also be useful to stay in touch with what’s happening in the community.

Having four to five days worth of food in the pantry is suggested, Judge said. Peanut butter is one of his personal emergency food staples.

Judge also said people have the responsibility to craft a family plan in case they need to evacu-

ate. “Hide from the wind, run from the water,” is a slogan to keep in mind when making a plan, he said. And if you have to evacuate quickly, Judge said having all your important documents in one place, like an old suitcase, is a good idea.

“If you wait until danger is here, it’s too late,” he said.

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Sign up out a state of emergency, Judgeon presentations about storm safety, Signevent event of an evacuation. up oftoanmake sure it can weather a makeyour shouldarelocation explained.

Depending the be necessary due to damages; storm. be necessary due to damages; for the Special explained. on theactions hazards andfor emergency preparathe Special Needs Registry. storm. Needs Registry. storm,Depending curfews, protective  Remove overhanging treesand  Important records and for pets.

Flastorm, curfews, actions tion.  Have a plan for pets. Fla-  Have a plan  Remove overhanging trees  Important records and callsprotective for evacuation may need documents necessary to busithat could fall to busidoes operate and calls may need is also Local businesses, service gler County doesorgaoperate gler County and branches that could falland branches documents necessary tofor be evacuation enacted. The county ness operation; and damage structures. sheltersstructures. if you to be enacted. county is also nizations and county shelters divisions pet-friendly if you pet-friendly and damage ness operation; in chargeThe of requesting supplies in  Checklists of important  Anchor and brace tall bookplan to evacuate to and a shelter. in charge of requesting supplies in will also beplan in attendance. to evacuateJudge to a shelter.  Anchor brace tall book Checklists of important advance of and after a storm. cases, filing shelves, Otherwise, arrange to stay with advance of and after storm. will a facts and myths Otherwise, arrange to stay with cases, filing cabinets, shelves, stepscabinets, to take before, during steps and to take before, during and “With Irma,awe had 20 hours of be leading after a disaster; and Emergency and racks to a wall studs to keep friends and or family not to keep “With Irma, we had 20 hours ofwinds, session. friends or family members not racksmembers to wall studs after disaster; and Emergency tropical-storm sustained them from falling. who are tropical-storm sustained winds, “We’re allin vulnerable to a potenthe evacuation zone who in arethe evacuation them fromzone falling. contacts for the community,contacts for the community, so we just needed to have all the such as the perforated Imporvaluable equip- Imporwilling to house you and your equip-  Relocate so we just needed toJudge have said. all the tial for a disaster,” Judge you said. willing to house and your  Relocate valuable such as the perforated people here,” ment and fragile items to safer pets. people here, ” Judge said.

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Hurricane resistant tinted film is on every window and the doors of the lanai. MLS#1055884 $339,900 Call Linda Wright 386-453-7323.

3BR, 2BA home in Port Orange, situated on a corner lot & features a large fenced yard. Vaulted ceilings, an open, split-bedroom floor-plan,formal living dining areas at the front of the home. The kitchen provides a nice breakfast bar & opens up to the family room. The kitchen features 42’’ wood cabinets & SS appliances. MLS#1054565 $270,000 Call Bryan Morford 386-299-1131.

CONDOMINIUM!

CONDOMINIUM!

2BR, 2BA boutique style condo located right in front of the Atlantic Ocean. Fully equipped kitchen W/ dining area & living room. The living room also has wonderful views of the ocean! Building installed a new roof in 2016; unit has new windows and plantation shutters in 2016; new A/C in 2013; new hot water heater 2018. MLS#1055204 $159,900 Call Dennis Kirschbaum 386-871-6305.

This 2/2 condo is located on DIRECT OCEANFRONT, DRIVE FREE BEACH with RARE GARAGE. There is NEW: HIGH IMPACT GLASS, PLANK FLOORING, LEVOLOR CORDLESS BLINDS & LIGHTING, the owners have done an amazing remodel and are selling the unit FURNISHED-to the tune of over $20,000. There is a POOL, deeded BEACH ACCESS. PETS WELCOME! MLS#1056167 $205,900 Call Mark K. Card 386-566-8092.

4 bedroom, 2 car garage end unit townhome is a wildlife paradise. The exquisite landscaping and hand-laid brick walkway welcomes you as you approach the entrance. But the true magnificence is the spectacular view of the Halifax Intercostal Waterway. MLS#1050281 $105,0281 Call Christina Bovier 386-846-8284.

WATERS EDGE! SKYLAKE!

2 BR, 2.5 BA Townhome W/ several improvements, including new hurricane windows, The Open Kitchen has been renovated & leads out to the dining/living area. Covered pergola on the back patio. Upstairs showcases 2 Master Suites, walk-in closets & genuine hardwood floors and an Extra Large Screened in Lanai. MLS#1056062 $144,900 Call Leslie Wackerman 386-846-2549.

Only steps away from the beach and the river. Home needs a little TLC. New A/C unit and duct work has been completed. Home has a larger lot & a screened in pool. Back Florida room has been closed in & put under central Air, or open all three large sliders & enjoy the great beach side breeze. Large loop driveway. MLS#1055644 $249900 Call Michael Williams 386-689-2462.

Enjoy luxury style living in this 2/2 Condo with stunning sunrise & sunset views over the Intercoastal Waterway, as well as cooking in a naturally lit kitchen with large open floor plan surrounded by modern wood cabinetry, granite countertops and stainless - steel appliances. MLS#1057679 $269,000 Call Jacklyn Gonzalez 386-295-5442.

2 adjoining rooms overlooking the ocean. Fully furnished. Each room has new a/c units, newly done bathrooms. Options open to rent one room & live in the other. Breathtaking ocean views for you perfect beachside vacation. Amenities like Oceanfront pool & kids pool, tiki bar- grill & a full service restaurant. MLS#1051378 $125,000 Call Vonila Bhandari 386-315-5664.

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One Owner Home in Countryside. Split Plan giving you 3 BR, 2 BA. Open Floor Plan W/ Formal Dining. Living Area accompanies Dining and Open to the Kitchen Area so the Cook in the House will not miss a thing! Sliders leading out from Living Area to Enclosed Lanai that over looks the most amazing backyard. MLS#1056750 $259,900 Call Jordan Blouin 386-301-3552.

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WATERS EDGE!

4BR, 3BA ICI home built in 2014. Large open concept living/dining/ kitchen. Generous master suite W/ two walk in closets. Master bath offers a walk in shower, vanity area and tub. Kitchen is equipped with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, hot water tap & breakfast bar.

Covered lanai. MLS#1057292 $360,000 Call Leanne Galliher 386-507-1917.

3-bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage pool home in desirable Port Orange.

This home has formal living and dining and eat in kitchen, split plan with spacious master retreat that is close to restaurants, shopping and the beach. The A/c was replaced in 2012 in the structurally sound home. MLS#1058627 $249,900 Call Helen Tucker 386-290-7577.

BEACHSIDE HOME!

5BR, 4BA, 3CGA. POINCIANA Model by ICI. Large private backyard, Covered Entry, Porch, Lots of Open Space, Formal Living/Dining rooms, Big Family Room Open into Kitchen, Features include: Wood Cabinets, Silestone Counters & Island, Casual Dining Nook. The Screen Enclosed Pool Area Features Inground Pool. MLS#1059087 $559,000 Call Michael Grossholz 386-405-2777.

COUNTRYSIDE!

Welcome Home! 3 Bedroom/2 Bath Split Plan Home with Plank Tile Flooring in Living and Dining Areas. Solar Heated Pool with Pavers and Screened Lanai. Natural Gas Community. All measurements deemed to be accurate but cannot be guaranteed. Buyer is advised to verify.

MLS#1059015 $344,900 Call Cindy Lee Harper 386-566-4747.

GATED COMMUNITY 4BR, 3.5BA, 3CAR, Featuring Decorative Ceiling, views of the Pool Area, Conservation Area & a Fireplace.

The Kitchen Features include: Beautiful Wood Cabinets, Granite Counters and Island, Casual Dining Nook, Breakfast Bar, and Custom Lighting.

MLS#1059153 $536,000 Call Alexandra Grossholz 386-767-0002.

CONDOMINIUM!

Beachside Paradise! Meticulously maintained and ready for a new owner!

This updated 3-bedroom, 2-bath pool home offers an open floorplan with tons of natural light, cathedral ceilings, tile floors throughout and a new roof in 2019. MLS#1059062 $349,000 Call Kelly Riggle 386-212-7333.

WATERS EDGE!

SUNRISE OAKS!

Priced to sell! 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage, fenced yard.

Approx 1180 sq. /ft. living area.

Perfect starter home, NO HOA. MLS#1059054 $149,900 Call Connor Feasel 386-846-2608.

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