Volusia County ECHO Committee Site Visits and Meeting

Posted On: January 22, 2024

Volusia County’s Environmental, Cultural, Historical and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) Advisory Committee will be making site visits to ECHO grant applicants’ project sites and hold a mandatory eligibility meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25.

A presentation will be conducted at each site visit, providing an opportunity for questions, with scheduled times and locations listed below:

• 8 a.m.: Seville VIA Historic Seville School Restoration, 1591 US Highway 17
• 9 a.m.: Ormond Beach Sports Complex Softball Quad, 700 Hull Road
• 9:25 a.m.: Ormond Beach Nova Community Park Field Improvements, 440 North Nova Road
• 10:10 a.m.: Port Orange City Center Playground Improvements, 4625 City Center Drive
• 10:45 a.m.: New Smyrna Beach Skate Park Expansion, 245 Industrial Park Ave.
• 11:15 a.m.: Edgewater Hawks Park Pickleball Courts & Amenities, 150 W. Turgot Ave.
• 1:25 p.m.: DeBary Alexander Island Park, 720 Fort Florida Road
• 2:05 p.m.: Deltona Family YMCA Fields & Playground, 280 Wolf Pack Run
• 2:45 p.m.: Lake Beresford Shoreline Restoration & Public Access Enhancements at the Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center, 2636 Alhambra Ave., DeLand

Following these site visits, applicants will attend a mandatory eligibility meeting at 3:15 p.m. at the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, County Council Chambers, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.

Both the presentations and eligibility meeting are open to the public. Interested individuals may access the agenda, grant applications, and video of the eligibility meeting starting at 3:15 pm using the following link: ECHO Advisory Committee (volusia.org)

ECHO grants are provided annually through a competitive application process, aiming to fund projects focused on acquiring, constructing, or restoring environmental, cultural, historical, and outdoor recreation facilities accessible to the public. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) not-for-profit groups that have a local office in Volusia County, municipal governments within Volusia County, and departments of Volusia County Government.

Learn more about the ECHO program at www.volusia.org/echo.

Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II)

In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Volusia County will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs and activities. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity of the county, should contact the county’s ADA Title II coordinator, George Baker, at 386-248-1760 at least two business days before the scheduled event or meeting.

This notice also applies to written requests by a physically handicapped person needing a special accommodation to attend a public meeting in accordance with section 286.26, Florida Statutes. 

A copy of the county’s Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II) can be obtained at www.volusia.org/ada or by calling 386-248-1760.