Jan 18, 2021 7:52 AM DeLand, FL - At their next meeting, the Volusia County Council will weigh in on a proposal to purchase about 36 acres near Old Dixie Highway as part of a conservation effort for the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail. The land in question—which was recently annexed into the City of Ormond Beach—is part of the Plantation Oaks Planned Unit Development (PUD) project, which already has the zoning entitlement to 1,577 units, according to documents provided in the council s agenda for Tuesday (January 19th). More specifically, the subject property has zoning entitlement for 76 single-family lots and a conservation easement adjacent to Old Dixie Highway. And part of that land, which is also a habitat for gopher tortoises, is what one local environment group wants the county to purchase. The goal for the group—known as DREAM GREEN Volusia—is to purchase the land in order to minimize the impacts to the Loop, but not to reduce the size of th