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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VOLUSIA/FLAGLER PUBLIC INFORMATION NETWORK

TROPICAL STORM UPDATE #13

CONTACT: Shelley Szafraniec, APR

Noon, Wednesday, Aug. 20

(386) 804-2195

VOLUSIA COUNTY TROPICAL STORM FAY #13

• FLAGLER COUNTY EVACUEES: Residents in Flagler County with pets who live in manufactured homes or low-lying areas and/or feel unsafe in their homes, can seek shelter at Volusia County’s people and pet shelter at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, Tommy Lawrence building, 3150 E. S.R. 44, DeLand. Residents seeking shelter should bring their own bedding and supplies. Also, pets should be in crates.

• AIRPORT: All commercial flights are operating as scheduled at Daytona Beach International Airport with the exception of the Delta Air Lines flights that were scheduled to depart for Atlanta at 7:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. this morning and a 9:45 a.m. arrival from Atlanta. Enroute weather delays may be a factor during the day, but there are no cancellations. See the full flight schedule at flydaytonafirst.com.

• EARLY VOTING: All early voting sites in Volusia County will be closed Thursday, Aug. 21, with the exception the Historic Courthouse, 125 W. New York Ave., Deland. The hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• SANDBAGS:

o On Tuesday, Volusia County’s Public Works Department provided 1,000 sandbags to residents. Free sand and sandbags are available to county residents until dusk today. Residents should bring shovels and be prepared to fill and transport the bags. There will be a 25-bag limit per household. Garbage bags can be used to replace sandbags if supplies have been exhausted.

Materials will be available at:

o Volusia County Fire Station 23, 1850 Pioneer Trail, New Smyrna Beach

o Volusia County Road and Bridge office, 530 N. Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach

o Volusia County Fire Station 22, 213 N. Hwy. U.S. 1, Oak Hill

o Volusia County Public Works office, 455 Walker St., Holly Hill

o Volusia County Fire Station 13, 15 Southland Road, Ormond Beach

o Volusia County Fire Station 11, 1580 Derbyshire Road, Holly Hill

o Volusia County Road and Bridge office, 2560 W. S.R. 44, DeLand

o Volusia County Road and Bridge office, 200 S. S.R. 415, Osteen

o Volusia County Indian Mound Fire Station, 1700 Enterprise/Osteen Road, Osteen

o Volusia County Fire Station 44, 132 N. Fountain Road, Pierson

o DeBary Town Hall, 12 Colomba Road, DeBary

o West Highlands subdivision, east side of Hamilton Avenue between Third and Fourth streets

• The City of Daytona Beach has sandbags for residents available its public works facility, 950 Bellevue Ave. Residents are asked to fill their own bags and bring their own shovels.

• The City of Daytona Beach Shores has sand bags for city residents behind City Hall in the Racquet Club parking lot.

• The City of Edgewater has sand piles at the Rotary Park (corner of West Park Avenue and Carol Ann Drive), Whistle Stop Park (Roberts Road, across from Indian River Elementary School) and Fire Station 57, 2628 Hibiscus Drive. There will be no sand bags available. Residents are advised to bring their own shovels and sandbags (commercially available) or double bag the sand with heavy-duty trash bags.

• The City of Holly Hill has sand and bags available for residents at its public works department, 456 LPGA Blvd.

• The City of Ormond Beach has a sandbag distribution center at 501 N. Orchard St. For more information, call (386) 676-3220.

• The City of South Daytona has sandbags available at its public works facility, 1770 Segrave St., until 4:30 p.m.

• The Town of Ponce Inlet has sand and sandbags available to residents at its public works building, 4875 S. Peninsula Drive, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., sand and bags will be available at the fire station, 4680 S. Peninsula Drive. Residents must use their own shovel and show proof of residency. For more information, call (386) 322-6729.

• The City of Port Orange has sandbags available at the city warehouse, 500 Oak St. (just east of the Florida East Coast railroad track). There is a limit of 25 bags per vehicle. Dirt is available at Fire Station 71, 4200 Ridgewood Ave.; Fire Station 72, 5839 Trailwood Drive; Fire Station 73, 1090 City Center Blvd; and Fire Station 74, 6701 Airport Road. Residents must bring shovels to fill their own bags. Double-lined trash bags can be used in place of sandbags.

• CLOSINGS:

o The circuit and county courts in Flagler and Volusia counties will close at noon today and reopen at 8 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22, unless conditions change. Courts in Putnam and St. Johns counties remain open at this time.

o The City of Edgewater will close its offices at noon today. City officials will make a decision later today if they will be closed Thursday. There will be no trash or recycle pickup today for Edgewater residents. Residents can call the city’s Citizen Information Center at (386) 424-2400. Updated information also is available on the city’s web site, www.cityofedgewater.org

o The City of Port Orange’s Adult Activity Center, 4790 Ridgewood Ave., is closed today. Citizens can call (386) 506-5851 for information on when the center will reopen. The boat ramps at Causeway Park are closed. Citizens are encouraged to watch pogTV channel 199 found on Bright House cable for updates. A video stream of pogTV can be found on the city's web site at:

www.port-orange.org/pogtv/pogtv6.php .

o Volusia County’s Robert L. Strickland Gun Range, 1180 Indian Lake Road, Daytona Beach, is closed today and Thursday.

o The following centers in Ormond Beach will be closed Wednesday and Thursday: South Ormond Neighborhood Center and Nova Community Center, Ormond Beach Sports Complex, Nova Community Park, Nova Gymnastic Center, Ormond Beach Tennis Center, the Casements, Senior Center and Performing Arts Center.

• MEETING CANCELLATIONS:

o Ormond Beach’s Neighborhood Improvement Advisory Board has canceled its meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. today.

• CITY OF SOUTH DAYTONA

o Garbage collection will be on a normal schedule Thursday. Residents are asked to not co-mingle yard waste with household garbage. Waste Pro has scheduled an extra yard waste collection for South Daytona residents for Saturday, Aug. 23, followed by the normal yard waste collection on Monday, Aug. 25. Residents are asked to not place yard waste piles near utility boxes, mail boxes or fire hydrants. Small yard waste items should be bagged or containerized. Recycling is on the normal schedule for Monday, Aug. 25.

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