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DAYTONA BEACH Less than a decade ago, the local economy here was still in the grips of the Great Recession with real estate development activity practically at a standstill. New development was largely viewed as a sign of hope and optimism.
Not anymore.
Today, a flurry of new home construction, apartment projects and commercial development throughout Volusia County has some citizens and elected officials alarmed that area is quickly becoming over-developed.
Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower is one of them. The flood gates have come open, said Brower while standing on a grassy field along LPGA Boulevard that is set to become the site of a retail center called Tymber Creek Village. The pendulum has swung the other way. Now, it s at the point where people daily are telling me Stop all growth. We can t stop all growth, but what we could do is try to slow things down. It s like we ve been on a sprint.
DAYTONA BEACH Signs are going up for the highly anticipated super-sized Buc-ee s gas station/convenience store nearing completion in Daytona Beach.
It s an indicator that the yet-to-be announced opening date is drawing close. When it does open in either March or April, the 120-pump gas station and 53,000-square-foot convenience store on the northeast side of Interstate 95/LPGA Boulevard will be the largest in Florida. It will be the second location in the Sunshine State for the Texas-based Buc-ee s chain.
A slightly smaller 104-pump Buc-ee s gas station and 53,000-square-foot convenience store is expected to open in February about 60 miles to the north in St. Augustine. That location is just west of I-95, next to World Golf Village.