Volusia County Council rejects heavy industrial moratorium, will process fuel farm site plans
Site plans for a proposed fuel terminal just outside of Ormond Beach will now have to be reviewed and processed by Volusia County staff.
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Site plans for a proposed fuel terminal just outside of Ormond Beach will now have to be reviewed and processed by Volusia County staff.
An attorney representing Belvedere filed a motion asking the circuit judge to grant a temporary injunction, which would have forced the county to process Belvedere's site application.
The opposition to a proposed fuel terminal near Ormond Beach has been growing since residents learned of it last month.
A proposed fuel farm in Volusia County is causing an uproar from Ormond Beach residents. The proposed site off US-1 and Hull Road would store 20 million gallons of fuel.
The proposed terminal would have an above-ground tank farm consisting of 16 tanks holding up to 20 million gallons of fuel.