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Welcome
to the City of Ormond Beach, on Central Florida’s magnificent
east coast. For more than
120 years, Ormond Beach has been known as an outstanding place to
live. In fact, when
legendary financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
sent his advisors across the nation to find the best place to live
and work, they chose Ormond Beach.
The
City is still known for its exceptional quality of life.
It is also known as the Birthplace of Speed.
Automobile racing began on the wide, smooth beaches of
Ormond Beach in 1903, which led to many land-speed records, beach
races in nearby Daytona Beach, and the founding of NASCAR.
We have preserved John
D’s winter home, The Casements, and celebrate our automotive history each
Thanksgiving Day weekend with our Antique Car Show and Parade.
In
addition, we celebrated our Birthplace of Speed Centennial March 26-28,
2003, as several thousand fans watched as 50 of the world's greatest antique
race cars raced on the beach once again. We also re-dedicated the new,
"Birthplace of Speed Park," on the beach at Granada
Blvd., with historic markers and replicas of the famous 1903
Winton Bullet and Olds' Pirate.
Today,
Ormond Beach is home to 37,000 residents who value the miles of
pristine rivers, forests and beaches that make us unique. Our
Leisure Services Department was named one of the top four in the
nation in 2002.
We
are rapidly becoming known as a preferred business address in
Central Florida's growing high-tech corridor, with an expanding
Airport Business Park and AirPark.
Our city employees are known for their friendly customer service.
Ormond Beach is
an ideal place to live, work, raise a family or grow a business. Please explore our web
site and contact us if you have any questions. Come visit us soon.
You'll see why Ormond Beach is the best place to
be!
Fred
Costello
Mayor
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