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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 it's got to stop and she's engaging in conversations with several of the beachside city leaders.  Ben Johnson said to follow the playbook that stopped Spring Break and Bla...

Impact fees help pay for infrastructure needs created by new development Florida's population has grown from 18.8 million to 21.5 million over the past 10 years DAYTONA BEACH — As Florida's 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 than 12.5% in a given year and no more than 50% over a four-year period. "I'm disappointed and even...