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121-home development near DeLand SunRail gets approval
Plans for a 121-house development near the future DeLand SunRail station received approval on Tuesday. The Volusia County Council voted 5-2 to approve a rezoning and Comprehensive Plan change for about 42 acres at 2433 West New York Ave. It would also connect with Grand Avenue. The zoning is changing from Rural Agricultural to Planned Unit Development. The Comprehensive Plan designation for the land is changing from Rural to Commercial and Urban Low Intensity.
Volusia County public transportation fares could increase
The charge to ride a bus or use Volusia County's ridesharing service could increase soon. The Volsuia County Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to begin exploring the possibility of rate increases. The next steps include public meetings to get feedback. The proposed rate changes include increasing the cost of a...
Courthouse Annex in Daytona Beach renamed in honor of judge who contracted COVID, died
The City Island Courthouse Annex in Daytona Beach will be renamed the Steven C. Henderson Judicial Center. The Volusia County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename the courthouse at 125 E. Orange Ave. in honor of Henderson, who was 49 when he died Aug. 25, 2021, after contracting COVID-19. “Steve...
New disc golf course opens in Oviedo
OVIEDO, Fla. – A new disc golf course has opened at a park in Oviedo, according to the city. Work was completed April 26 on an 18-hole disc golf course at River Woods Park, what the city said in a statement has taken months of planning and engineering to accomplish.
Petitions duel over Dogs on the Beach pilot program in Ormond Beach
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A group of residents is pushing to end a pilot program that allows dogs on parts of the beach in Ormond Beach, setting up a battle of petitions on opposite sides of the issue. The Volusia County Council launched the Dogs on the Beach Pilot...
Funding Florida Legal Aid seeking nonlawyer applicants
Funding Florida Legal Aid, formerly known as The Florida Bar Foundation, is seeking applicants for nonlawyer public member directors for three-year terms starting July 1. In accordance with its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, there shall be no fewer than two or more than four public members, who shall not be lawyers, to be selected by a joint nominating committee of FFLA and The Florida Bar.
Aircraft mechanic school gives students hands-on experience, addresses shortage
ERLANGER, Ky. — Because of the national aircraft mechanic shortage, fewer people are working on planes than what the country needs. A new mechanic school in northern Kentucky is looking to address that shortage by giving students real-life experience at an airport. Just one month after FEAM Aero opened...
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