Volusia County considers cutting COVID pandemic rental aid to 6 months news-journalonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-journalonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Zizi Sparks: Are homeownership dreams fading? 7 May, 2021 10:00 PM 3 minutes to read I believe homeownership dreams are fading for everyday middle-class citizens. Photo / Getty OPINION This week Rotorua MP Todd McClay took another stand against the use of hotels for emergency housing. He demanded the council put a sinking lid policy on the number of people living in emergency accommodation in the city s motels. It followed news that emergency housing stays in motels longer than 28 days breached the Rotorua Lakes Council s district plan. In today s edition, Carmen Hall speaks to people struggling to find homes or to make ends meet as rent prices rise.
Rental crisis: Would you pay $30,000 upfront to get a rental? Tenants desperate measures 7 May, 2021 06:00 PM 9 minutes to read Property economists warn that national rental price growth is outpacing property values. A man who, after two months of rental rejections, offered to pay potential landlords $30,000 upfront. A Rotorua couple so desperate for a rental they pay more than they can afford and are broke all the time . A migrant family from South Africa trapped in Tauranga who fear they could be homeless soon. A working mum with great references afraid she will end up in emergency housing after her landlord gave notice he had decided to move back in - forcing her out.
Apr 1, 2021 3:51 PM DeLand, FL - Volusia County residents who have something to say about the Environmental, Cultural, Historical, and Outdoor (ECHO) program’s future will have a chance to do so beginning next week when members of the ECHO Committee host five listening sessions across the county. Listening sessions will be held at these times and locations:6 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona 6 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in the second-floor county council chambers of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand A link to attend the meetings virtually will be posted at www.volusia.org/echo on the day of each session. ECHO staff will be available to answer questions. Members of the ECHO Advisory Committee and Volusia County Council also may attend. You can find out more about the ECHO program and projects that have been funded at volusia.org. For more information, contact Carmen Hall at chall@volusia.org or 386-736-5955, ext. 12044.
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Mar 4, 2021 10:40 AM DeLand, FL - Volusia County residents who have something to say about the Environmental, Cultural, Historical, and Outdoor (ECHO) program’s future will have a chance to do so next month when newly appointed and reappointed members of the ECHO Committee hosts five listening sessions across the county. Listening sessions will be held at these times and locations:6 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona 6 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in the second-floor county council chambers of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand During Tuesday s (March 2) meeting the Volusia County Council reappointed Patricia Northey, Gerard Pendergast, Reggie Santilli, and Jack Surrette. New appointees are Jeffrey Ault, Saralee Morrissey, Pat Patterson, David Romeo, and Stacey Simmons. All will serve two-year terms. A link to attend the meetings virtually will be posted at www.volusia.org/echo on the day of each session. ECHO staff will be available to answer questions. Members of the ECHO Advisory Committee and Volusia County Council also may attend. You can find out more about the ECHO program and projects that have been funded at volusia.org. For more information, contact Carmen Hall at chall@volusia.org or 386-736-5955, ext. 12044.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Bay of Plenty business leaders and owners reeling 28 Feb, 2021 06:15 AM 7 minutes to read The hospitality and tourism sectors are expected to be hardest hit with the new alert levels. Photo / Getty Images The hospitality and tourism sectors are expected to be hardest hit with the new alert levels. Photo / Getty Images Soul-destroying, more business closures, more job losses, immense pressure and financial stress. These are some of the comments from Bay business leaders as the region comes to grips with another stint at alert level 2. Tauranga is expected to fare much better than Rotorua but the impacts would hit tourism and hospitality the most - with tens of thousands of dollars of bookings being cancelled.
Affordable rentals in Rotorua impossible to come by 31 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read There has been a 67 per cent jump in the number of rentals on Trade Me, year-on-year. Photo / File Rotorua Daily Post By: Cira Olivier and Carmen Hall Affordable rental properties are near impossible to come by in Rotorua and experts fear the situation will get worse before it gets better. The news comes hard on the heels of rent hikes which have forced some people into homelessness, a budget adviser reveals. Data from Trade Me reveals the median weekly rent in Rotorua in December jumped to $460, increasing on the same month last year from $430, and $370 the year before - an increase of 24 per cent over two years.