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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. ....
The agenda can be found online here. Tune in to the live stream here. The Volusia County councilmembers are Chair Jeff Brower, Vice-Chair Billie Wheeler, Barbara Girtman, Ben Johnson, Heather Post, Danny Robins, and Fred Lowry. 4:20 p.m. | Meeting adjourned That s all folks. Thanks for tuning in. The next Volusia County Council meeting is scheduled for June 22. 4:15 p.m. | Return to discussion on failed sales tax hike Heather Post said she s concerned with sending a message that people didn t know what they were voting on when the half-cent sales tax hike failed two years ago. Fred Lowry said that earlier in the workshop. ....
Impact fees help pay for infrastructure needs created by new development Florida s population has grown from 18.8 million to 21.5 million over the past 10 years DAYTONA BEACH As Florida s roads become increasingly clogged amid the unrelenting stream of newcomers, state lawmakers have passed a bill that limits how much counties and cities can raise impact fees to accommodate that growth. The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign into law, caps impact fee increases to no more than 12.5% in a given year and no more than 50% over a four-year period. I m disappointed and even a little bit surprised, said Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower. He described the recently passed bill, HB 337, as an unnecessary effort by state lawmakers to take away the decision-making ability of local governments. ....