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DAYTONA BEACH With scenes of rumbling, smoke-belching monster trucks that turned the World’s Most Famous Beach into a war zone earlier this summer still fresh in their minds, Daytona Beach tourism leaders are looking to define a better long-term definition of the destination’s identity.
But even before the process has started, the prospect of enlisting an outside consultant to help craft that vision has sparked a wide range of reaction from hoteliers, business owners in the core beachside tourist district and residents.
It’s not all positive.
“We don’t need another consultant,” said Gary Koliopoulos, longtime owner of Beach Express souvenir shop, a fixture for 30 years at the corner of South Atlantic and Harvey avenues. “We’ve got more consultant reports than we can shake a stick at. I’ve been here a long time and I’ve seen it all. We need to spend more money marketing and do it more effectively.
I had originally planned to live in Zone 2 in one of my alternate properties, Delgado wrote in a letter dated Monday but distributed on Tuesday. I had hoped to complete my term or at least make it until the next election was scheduled in order to avoid a special election.
Delgado said he works at his law office at 227 Seabreeze Blvd., about 15 hours a day, and that he has a vested interest as a business owner in the city.
But he also was concerned he would be harassed by some local residents about whether he was violating residency requirements for Daytona Beach elected officials and he didn t want to endure that.
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