DeLand, FL - The Volusia County Council voted unanimously today to move forward with a program for naming rights of County assets and sponsorships. How to go about creating the program is what was decided, with a unanimous vote to hire a consultant and.
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May 4, 2021 | 12:59 PM
DeLand, FL – The debate on whether or not to allow Short Term Rentals (STR) in Volusia County is on again, now that the Florida legislature failed to pass a measure that would preempt local authority on the issue. During today’s (May 4) regularly scheduled meeting, a number of residents of Bethune Beach and Silver Beach were on hand to express their opinion on why the ban against STR’s should stay in place. One matter discussed was the creation of an ad hoc Short Term Rental Advisory Committee. At-Large Councilmember Ben Johnson said that since the state didn’t pass any legislation about STR’s, there’s no need for a committee. We were banking on what the state did when we talked about this committee. At the time, we had some thoughts that there might be some wiggle room that a committee might help us work our way through it. Since the committee has already been created, VCC asked staff to come back with an ordinance to remove it and a recommendat