SEABIRD ISLAND
Mobile Home Park
Port Orange, Florida
  Seabird Island Mobile Home Park is a retirement community located in the Halifax River off the Port Orange Causeway.
This page was last updated: October 29, 2009
This Seabird Island web site is maintained by the residents of Seabird Island Mobile Home Park. This web site is not affiliated with the the owners of the property.
Aerial Photograph provided by Mike O'Leary
Contact person;
Jerri Zinn,
President of Seabird Island Homeowners' Association, Inc.
E-mail:  <jerrizinn@juno.com>
Articles in the Orlando Sentinel:

June 21, 2006, Judge halts sale of mobile-home park
June  14, 2006, Residents watch court fight
August 5, 2005, $25 million land buy threatens scenic idyll...


Friends of Seabird Island
Mobile Home Park
Messages from the:
Save the Manatee Club
Daytona Beach news-journalonline.com

News-Journal Article, May 10, 2009
What does future hold for Seabird Island?
Mayor seeking ideas for land's redevelopment
Rejection, reconsideration and revision.
Such is the ongoing saga of plans for the future of Seabird Island.

News-Journal Article, April 8, 2009
Port Orange to reconsider Seabird hotel plan
A rejected proposal to build a 14-story resort hotel on Seabird Island got renewed life Tuesday night from the City Council.

News-Journal Article, March 25, 2009
Seabird Island hotel proposal rejected
After a parade of opposition from residents, the City Council late Tuesday rejected a proposal to build a 14-story hotel on tiny Seabird Island in the Halifax River.

News-Journal Article, March 10, 2009
Seabird residents' lifestyle under threat of redevelopment
On idyllic Seabird Island, there's no rest for residents who fear the tide of redevelopment will force them to move from their mobile homes.

News-Journal Article, February 27, 2009
Board says no to Seabird hotel
Bowing to concerns Thursday about a proposed hotel towering over the Dunlawton bridge, the Planning Commission recommended against rezoning for the project.

News-Journal Article, January 18, 2009
Seabird Island residents can stay for now
Residents of a mobile home community targeted for development on Seabird Island were told not to worry about evictions -- at least right away

News-Journal Article, January 15, 2009
Too many boat slips on paper, report warns
Consultant: Hotel, marina, Riverwalk complex one too many
One marina, two marinas, three marinas — no. A draft report by a consultant has thrown cold water on public-private riverfront development plans.

News-Journal Article, January 14, 2009,
Plans for Seabird Island draws criticism
A standing-room-only crowd of more than 100 people, some wearing "Save Seabird Island" T-shirts, battled Tuesday over proposals for a $150 million transformation of this city's riverfront.

News-Journal Article, January 11, 2009
Port Orange to discuss plans for marina, hotel
Two ambitious plans envision a $150 million remake of the causeway next to the Dunlawton bridge here.

News-Journal Article, October 30, 2008
City wants details of Seabird Island hotel

News-Journal Article, October 23, 2008
Latest Seabird Island plan calls for 14-story hotel

News-Journal Article, April 17, 2008
Riverwalk hits new cost snag: Parking

News-Journal Article, January 15, 2008
150-slip marina near Seabird Island in planning stages

News-Journal Article, November 30, 2007
Riverfront condo plans take beating  The riverfront area is the city's gateway and should not be turned into a condo canyon.

News-Journal Article, October 23, 2007
‘The sky is not the limit’  No more than 7 stories for Seabird Island, board recommends

News-Journal Article, August 30, 2007
Marina proposed for Port Orange still in talking stage

News-Journal Article, March 11, 2007
Residents: Rent hike a move to get them off Seabird Island

News-Journal Article, February 09, 2007
Eviction looms; South Daytona park residents worry

News-Journal Article, December 12, 2006, Eviction upsets Blue Villa residents...

News-Journal Article, December 11, 2006, Seabird residents fear end is near ...

June 15, 2006, Seabird park idea should fly again
by: Pamela Hasterok
The 105 shoebox-shaped homes glint in the sun as Alberto's last clouds gather overhead. But residents of Seabird Island are following the storm in the 7th Circuit Court, where their fate will be decided.

June 14, 2006, Seabird Island owner, buyer tangle in court
A legal skirmish was launched in court Tuesday over the fate of Seabird Island mobile home park in Port Orange.

March 31, 2006 A reprieve -- but for how long? Seabird Island residents idyllic life still uncertain

November 27, 2005 PORT ORANGE -- Members of the Halifax River Audubon Society have long wondered how to protect what the maps call "Island No. 3," a mangrove-covered and very birdy spoil island just south of the Dunlawton Bridge.

September 23, 2005 Forum reveals positions on issues...

September 30, 2005 Development key issue in District 4 race...

September 30, 2005 Seabird Condo plan hits snag...

August 24, 2005 State eases private marina rules...

August 21, 2005 Letters to the editor

August 21, 2005 Mobile-home owners fear encroaching development..

August 11, 2005 Waterfront trailer parks are history, and that's okay...

July 17, 2005 Condo craze claims more mobile homes...

March 30, 2004 Residents enjoy quiet lifestyle...

March 7, 2000 City rethinks plans to buy mobile park...
Updated August 26th, 2005
TAKE BACK PORT ORANGE

Don't Let the Developers Continue Unchecked...
This is your city not theirs!
  If they continue, they will destroy the waterfront and have it become Ft. Lauderdale of Miami.  No more scenic views just high rise cement condominiums.  They are selling you and our elected officials the notion that it will increase our tax base and be good for the city.  Speak up before it's too late.  It's happening.  Let your elected officials know that it may be developers' money financing their campaign but
it's your vote that puts them there!
 
SAVE SEABIRD ISLAND
AND
THE VILLAGE AREA OF PORT ORANGE
Photographs enhanced by C.Kwiecinski
Baby Manatee Rescued  at Seabird Island!
City of Port Orange
Agendas and Minutes
Click here to see photos of our homeowners attending
the Port Orange/South Daytona  City Council Forum held on Sept 19th, 2005.
     Local News Links:
Click here to see photos of our homeowners attending
the Coalition of Port Orange Homeowners' Meeting on Wednesday, November 9th at City Hall!
      The master developer for the Port Orange Riverwalk Project have published a marketing brochure and a project website, www.portorangeriverwalk.com. ....and visit POI's   Riverwalk Project  web page.





Click here to read the recent messages of interest:

Jerri Zinn's Update on SBI Rent Negotiations, June 5, 2009




Seabird Island Homeowners' Association Membership
Annual dues are $20.00 and residents who have not joined as
yet, and wish to join, could mail a check to: 
Barry Lussier,
67 Circle Drive
Port Orange, FL 32127
The check should be made out to:
Barry Lussier, Treasurer of SIHOA Inc.
Please print out and include:
Seabird Island Homeowners' Association, Inc.
Membership Application and Information Form


Minutes of the SBIHOA Meetings
Recent Editorial Articles appearing in
The Island Voice
written by
Dr. Nancy Long, S. Daytona City Coucilwoman:

The Plight of the Blue Villa Mobile Home Residents

The Plight of Seabird Island Mobile HomeResidents
Student Government Day
at Spruce Creek High School
SGDay event hosted by the City of Port Orange
Students ask J. Zinn and D. Fahlbusch for their suggestions.
An overview by Marilynn Pantera, a SBI citizen participating in the mock council meeting.
April 21, 2007
From Nancy Long
...but still three people to place
Hometown News
October 26, 2007,  City considers Seabird Island use
PORT ORANGE - Residents facing eviction from Seabird Island if ...
December 7, 2007, Leave it alone-residents say
PORT ORANGE - Residents packed Riverside Pavilion last week to discuss development options ....
September 26, 2008, Resort hotel proposed for Seabird Island
PORT ORANGE - Although residents have known for some time that the Seabird Island owners intend to sell the island for development, they may soon get a glimpse of what's proposed.
April 3, 2009, Seabird Island plans may come back
PORT ORANGE - Although a proposal to build a luxury hotel on Seabird Island was recently rejected by council members, Mayor Allen Green kept the door open for another look at the controversial project.

Denise and Jack Abbate's rebuttal 5.12.2009
Lyann Somers to Mayor Green 4.29.2009
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