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A bill in the Legislature proposes to do away with local business taxes, which some counties say they use for data collection.

Council also approved a modular building for $1.74 million, which will house a classroom and offices for an emergency vehicle operations training area.

Meanwhile, the $1,000 bonuses for county staff remain in limbo until Volusia County reallocates its $107.5 million in COVID-19 federal relief money.

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 its got to stop and shes engaging in conversations with several of the b...

Impact fees help pay for infrastructure needs created by new development Floridas population has grown from 18.8 million to 21.5 million over the past 10 years DAYTONA BEACH — As Floridas 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 th...

A 2011 Florida law prohibits cities and counties from regulating the length or frequency of stay in short-term rentals, but grandfathered in regulations already codified. Volusia Countys rules havent changed since 2004, so it was allowed to remain in effect. Rentals of less than 30 days are regulated under Volusia County’s hotel/motel zoning rule. Hotels and motels (and, therefore, short-term rentals) are only allowed in areas zoned for tourism or some types of commercial activity. "The pr...