Main Street in Ormond Beach goes by another name, Granada Boulevard.
It was a blighted stretch some city officials weren’t too proud of years ago.
That changed after the city established the area as a Community Redevelopment District and partnered with businesses through Ormond Beach MainStreet.
“If we pull up a picture from 12 to 14 years ago of what (Granada Boulevard downtown) looked like behind us, many of you would gasp and say ‘no way’ that was your Main Street,” Commissioner Troy Kent said. “But it was.”
The City Commission renewed the MainStreet partnership Oct. 5 and approved providing the group with $70,000 for 2022-23, a $5,000 increase from the previous year.
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