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Fred Lowry, a Volusia County Council member, also is a pastor at Deltona Lakes Baptist Church, where he recently preached a sermon filled with lies and QAnon conspiracies. He should resign from office.
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 Low...
May 18, 2021 | 6:06 PM DeLand, FL - Five months of debating Volusia County’s ordinance against short-term rental properties ends with council members voting to do nothing with the ban. Council members voted 5-2 on Tuesday (May 17), with County Chair Jeff Brower and District 4 Representative Heather Post being the only dissenting votes, to continue with the county’s ordinance. During an hours long period of public comments, residents from unincorporated areas of Volusia, such as Ormond-By-The-Sea and Bethune Beach, offered their opinion on the matter. While some were in favor with...
Volusia County Council votes to keep 30-day requirement for vacation rentals Mark Harper, The Daytona Beach News-Journal © David Tucker/News-Journal With the Volusia County Council set to vote on short-term rentals, supporters on both sides of the issue packed the county chambers in DeLand on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Five months of highly charged debate over the rules regarding residents renting out their homes for fewer than 30 days in the unincorporated areas of Volusia County came down to a vote Tuesday to do nothing. The Volusia County Council voted 5-2 to leave the sho...
Volusia County to look at adding more dog beaches Mary Helen Moore, The Daytona Beach News-Journal Volusia County will explore expanding beach access for dogs, potentially adding more dog-friendly beaches in the Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach areas. The council voted unanimously to explore the possibilities, without precise instructions on when to return or where to look, other than that new dog beach locations, if approved, would be accessible to residents of the northern parts of the county. © David Tucker/News Journal A dog jumps in the air as it shakes off after pla...