County may buy Argosy Motel for beach parking

By Wayne Grant
| 5:12 p.m. September 15, 2014

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ECHO funds would provide part of the purchase price.

The Volusia County Council will vote at their meeting on Sept. 18 whether or not to purchase the Argosy Motel, an oceanfront property in Ormond-by-the-Sea, for usage as beach parking. The buildings would be demolished.

The owners of the motel have agreed to sell the property, located at 1255 N. Ocean Shore Blvd., for $1.250 million, according to Volusia County records. The county would get the money from three sources, Ponce Inlet Port Authority, Volusia ECHO and general fund reserves. Each source would provide $416,000.

The 0.69 acre property is located on an area of beach that has not been accessible to cars since the 1990s, because of soft sand.