PORT ORANGE PONCE INLET VOLUSIA INSIDE SOUTH DAYTONA DAYTONA BEACH SHORES BUSINESS NEWS Commercial real estate getting some oomph Page A7 Vol. 9, No. 22 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, June 20, 2014 $ Community 19 OFF ANY Advanced AirREPAIR 767-1654 City Council covers mistake Must be presented at time of repair cannot be combined w/any other offer. notes Same Day Wild About Birds on water meter contract Emergency Service 7 Days a week to visit library By Kelli Jo Hull meters and supplies, culminating in the $411,510 over expenditure. “I believe it was an For Hometown News State Lic#CAC1817470 Learn about conservation error by the individual that made it. It wasn’t intentional. She believed we had a million dol- efforts and the dangers The Port Orange City Council approved a meas- Lasts and Lasts and Lasts SM Port threatening Florida’s birds ure May 27 covering $411,510 in over expenditures lar authorization, when in fact it was only a half Orange of a million,” City Manager Gregory Kisela said. during a free program from on a contract with Sunstate Meter and Supply and 386-767-1654 Another error was discovered when city staff 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, June 20, added $500,000 for the city’s meter change out pro- WE FIX AIR CONDITIONERSwww.AdvancedAirandHeat.com reviewed all of the Sunstate purchases since 785435 at the Port Orange Regional gram. The contract, to replace broken and aging water the beginning of the contract period. The over Library, 1005 City Center expenditure included $131,211 worth of materials coun- Circle. meters, was approved in September 2013 for cil members expressed $500,000. According to city staff, an employee in the not authorized in the original contract. Those items Gina Holt, founder of should have been purchased through other ven- concerns the city’s oversight functions were Wild About Birds, will bring Purchasing Department “inadvertently believed once again ineffectual. the contract amount to be $1 million and contin- dors. along four birds of prey — “The problem with this is it suggests a lack of ued to buy needed inventory items for the meter Having settled a water and sewage undercharg- an American kestrel, east- ing discrepancy with the city of Daytona Beach change out program.” See METER, A2 ern screech owl, red-shoul- Sixteen separate purchases were made for water Shores last November, at a loss of nearly $500,000, dered hawk and barred owl. Wild About Birds is a non- See NOTES, A3 Volusia County’s Mirror face Ormond Beach Dental Group lobbyists offer legislative update By Erika Webb children of immigrants, [email protected] some Citizens Property Insurance reform,” he The Legislature “was explained. “Medical mari- kind on” unfunded man- juana, also known as NEED DENTURES? dates — “the top priority Charlotte’s Web, passed. of Volusia County and The passage of sports SAME CUSTOM other governments DAY DENTURE FIT stadium funding legisla- around the state” — this tion will allow Daytona $495 session, lobbyist Robert REGULARLY $1000 (CODE 5110) International Speedway Stuart assured the county FILLINGS $150 and others to move for- CROWN/CAPS $675 council at its June 5 meet- ward on renovations, he FULL DENTURE RELINE ing. said. $175 In their 2014 Legislative Mr. Stuart jumped right Update, Mr. Stuart and into unfunded mandates 386-944-5002 Chris Carmody with Gray- — statutes or regulations, Robinson, P.A., the coun- requiring state or local KERRI GRAHAM D.M.D. ty’s state lobbying firm, governments, private indi- FREE CONSULTATIONS presented a brief viduals or organizations to & 2ND OPINIONS statewide overview and perform certain actions, then honed in on issues SAME DAY DENTURE 091583 but provides no money. REPAIRS AND RELINES specific to Volusia County. Implementation of those A tax dollar surplus led laws or regulations IN-HOUSE DENTURE LAB to the passage of a $77 bil- becomes the fiscal respon- CALL FOR APPT AND MORE DETAILS. YOUR INSUR- ANCE MAY COVER AT USUAL & CUSTOMARY FEES. lion budget, and the gov- sibility of local govern- OFFER GOOD FOR 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF RECEIPT. ernor was “light on his THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE ment via taxpayers. FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CAN- vetoes,” only about $70 Randy Barber/staff photographer CEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT With the exception of an FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREAT- million, Mr. Carmody said. increase in the required Kiley Zerkle, 10, of Port Orange has a look at her face painting by Patti Gutter, left, dur- MENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND “Amongst the legislation WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVER- local effort by school dis- ing the Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center’s grand opening of the first Florida TISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR and policy there was DCF REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREAT- tricts, there “were not real- MENT. REGULAR PRICE ON FILLINGS INCLUDE D2140- reform, child welfare serv- Hospital CentraCare Center in Volusia County on Thursday, June 12. The facility is at $150, D2150-$175, D2150-$175, D2160-$185, D2161- See LEGISLATIVE, A10 $195, D2330-$185, D2331$175, D2332-$200, D2391-$150, ices, in-state tuition for 1208 Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange. D2392-$175, D2393-$200, D2394-$225, (CROWNS REG- ULARLY $900 CODE D2752) (DENTURE REGULARLY $1000 CODE D5110 OR D5120)(RELINE UPPER DEN- TURE REGULARLY $350 CODE D5720) (RELINE LOWER DENTURE REGULARLY $350 CODE D5751). Ormond Beach School Camp Dental Group gets big gives DINING B1 donation, children REVIVED partner a break By Erika Webb By Susan L. Wright [email protected] [email protected]º The sudden diagnosis of There was plenty to cele- Type 1 or juvenile onset dia- brate at Bethune-Cookman betes drastically changes Partners bring back University June 12 as top the lives of entire families. New Smyrna Beach icon executives from the school, Photo courtesy of Bethune-Cookman University An ongoing learning Halifax Health and others gathered to announce a pair Barbara, left, and Joe Petrock look on as Dr. Edison Jackson, president of Bethune- process — involving a spec- ENTERTAINMENT B1 of major developments that Cookman University, signs an agreement with Halifax Health to establish a new part- trum of physical and psy- chological adjustments will enhance the relation- nership. PARTY, MON ship of the school and hos- ensues. pital. been a trustee of the univer- College of Health Science, He said it would no longer Suddenly the candy and The first was that Joe sity for the past eight years. which will offer the pro- be “a city on the hill,” but a cake enjoyment of other Petrock, one of the area’s The second important grams for students who will player in the effort to impact kids is off limits. Children most prominent communi- announcement was Halifax study at the college and the community for the bet- with diabetes must learn ty leaders, and his wife, Bar- Health’s CEO Jeff Feasal intern or receive training at ter. they are different in certain bara, donated $1 million to signed a “memorandum of Halifax Health, and the out- Mr. Feasal also said the ways. establish a College of Health understanding,” basically reach programs. agreement would place the Since the 1980s, the Flori- Science at the historically an agreement, to work Clearly overjoyed at the hospital in a position to da Diabetes summer camps black university — and help together on a variety of serv- combined windfalls, Dr. at YMCA Camp Winona in Festival will take you affect the community it fund several bold new ini- ices and programs to pro- Edison Jackson, B-CU presi- DeLeon Springs have been to the islands serves. tiatives in conjunction with vide educational opportuni- dent, declared the combina- Mr. Petrock, 62, has helping kids and their par- the college. Mr. Petrock, ties for B-CU students who tion would provide new racked up an impressive list ents learn about diabetes who grew up in Daytona would receive hands-on opportunities for the pro- management while provid- INDEX of honors for his communi- Beach, is executive director training at the hospital as fessors and students at the ty service and philanthropy ing fun ways to interact with of Halifax Health Founda- well as set up and staff out- university, and would be over the years, including other children with whom Business A7 Out & About B1 reach programs in the city. Classified B9 Police Report A5 tion and has a long history transformative, making the past president of the Day- they are able to identify. Crossword B4 Sports B7 of community involvement The Petrocks’ donation university an important Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 and philanthropy. He’s also will benefit both the new player in the community. See DONATION, A12 See CAMP A11 Dr. L.G. 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