DELTONA Ask any resident what the city s biggest issue is and there s a good chance they ll say it s code enforcement.
The reasoning will depend on whom you ask, but residents, city commissioners and the acting manager agree: something s got to give.
The commission Monday night voted 5-2, with commissioners Maritza Avila-Vazquez and David Sosa dissenting, to give John O Grady a chance to help turn things around.
The item saw about 90 minutes of discussion regarding concerns about code enforcement and the reported reasoning behind O Grady s termination from serving as the police chief and public safety director in Mount Dora in July 2019.
As the residents of rural Osteen have long feared, development is likely headed their way.
The Deltona City Commission recently, and narrowly, approved a request to change the 95.34-acre parcel, dubbed Enterprise Osteen West, from Volusia County Rural to City Low Density Residential. Volusia County s rural designation allows for one single-family unit per acre to one unit per 10 acres; the city s low-density residential designation allows for up to six units per acre.
The 4-3 vote Commissioners Loren King, Dana McCool and David Sosa cast the dissenting votes held on Jan. 19 also amends the Future Land Use Element of the city s Comprehensive Plan by adding a goal, objective and policy regarding the property.