5:15 p.m. | Council wraps up meeting
Billie Wheeler talked a few upcoming events, then asked to play the video showing bad behavior during Daytona Truck Week that attracted attention at the Daytona Beach City Commission last week. A lot of these events take over a whole new life through social media and what happens over the bridge is total destruction, she said. That was appalling to me, to see those things.
She said it s got to stop and she s engaging in conversations with several of the beachside city leaders.
Ben Johnson said to follow the playbook that stopped Spring Break and Black College Reunion and other events that got out of control.
Volusia County beachgoers will still have to leave their dogs at home, after the County Council voted Tuesday not to open up any of the Atlantic Ocean beaches to pets.
Councilmembers Billie Wheeler, Ben Johnson, Heather Post, Barbara Girtman and Danny Robins voted in the majority. Chair Jeff Brower was the lone opposition vote, and Councilman Fred Lowry was absent from the vote.
Johnson said dogs don t belong everywhere. He mentioned potential problems with dog bites and waste left behind. Not everybody likes dogs. Some are extremely afraid of dogs, he said. At this time, our best course of action is to not take any action.