Ormond Beach offers sandbags at Nova Rec

The city of Ormond Beach is offering a self-serve sand pile and fillable sandbags at the Nova Community Center, located at 440 N. Nova Road.

By Jarleene Almenas
| 11:10 a.m. August 29, 2023

City Streets Department employees Cameron Skroskznik and Marcus Butts help fill sandbags for a resident at Nova Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Residents fill sandbags at Nova Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Residents fill sandbags with the help of city Streets Department employees at Nova Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Ormond Beach resident Greg Ghast and City Streets Department employee Philip DiPatrizio. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Residents fill sandbags as city Streets Department employees assist at Nova Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

City Streets Department workers Bill Greening and Charles Davis help to ready sandbags for residents at Nova Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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Need sandbags?

The city of Ormond Beach is offering a self-serve sand pile and fillable sandbags at the Nova Community Center, located at 440 N. Nova Road. For Hurricane Idalia, the city opened the site at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, an hour earlier than the usual schedule. The site has been open daily this summer.

Ormond Beach residents must present an ID to receive up to 10 fillable bags. They must also bring a shovel to fill the bags and load them into their cars.

In preparation for Hurricane Idalia, the city's Streets Department was on hand to assist residents. About 200 people filled sandbags on Monday, Aug. 28, according to staff members, and they expected many more to do so Tuesday.