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DELAND — After a rowdy day of public comment, the Volusia County Council voted Tuesday to delay changing an ordinance prohibiting short-term rentals until the end of the just-started Florida legislative session. Enforcement will remain suspended and a committee will be established to talk over potential changes to the current ordinance, which bars short-term rentals in areas of unincorporated Volusia County zoned for residential use. A bill is pending in the legislature that could allow local governments to make ordinances on short-term rentals less restrictive. A previous Florida law p...

Volusia County will pause enforcement of short-term rental bans in parts of the county after weeks of lobbying from homeowners in Bethune Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea. Volusia County councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday for a "temporary suspension on the processing of new complaints" related to short-term rental operation in unincorporated parts of the county zoned for residential use. The item was not on Tuesday's agenda, but after a number of homeowners urgently addressed the council at the end of the meeting, County Chair Jeff Brower called for a vote. He said he didn’t want to wait...

The Volusia County Council on Tuesday moved forward with an effort to allow electric bicycles, or e-bikes, on its beaches following state laws that passed last year.

Jan 19, 2021 Doris E. Ashing, 83, of Gilman, passed away peacefully early in the morning of Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook under the care of Hospice Compassus. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to both Westbrook Acres and Hospice Compassus for the excellent service and compassionate care of Doris in her final months. Per the wishes of Doris and her family, cremation rites have been accorded and a private burial will take place at Dobson Cemetery. A public memorial service will be held Friday, January 22 at 3:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in M...

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