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Come welcome BCU’s new President Dr Albert Mosley Wednesday, July 23, 5:30 – 7 PM Cherry Community Ctr 

Volusia to host Regional Surf Lifesaving Competition July 23-24 highlighting skills, endurance, and lifesaving expertise of Fla’s top lifeguards….takes place at Hard Rock Hotel…..

Gov DeSantis has appointed Sen Blaise Ingoglia as Fla's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to replace Jimmy Patronis (recently elected to Congress). DeSantis may soon appoint new Lieutenant Governor..Sen Jay Collins?

Gov Desantis announced that Fla has No. 1 economy in the US for the third year in a row

Volusia Free Clinic/Volusia Volunteers in Medicine opens new location 1901 Mason Ave x Fentress Blvd Ste 110….provides primary/preventative healthcare to Volusia’s WORKING but UNINSURED residents based on income (under $45k individual or $61k couple annually).

VOTRAN resumes DeLand SunRail Circulator bus route Monday- Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm…4 stops along the route, connecting riders from downtown DeLand to SunRail’s train stop  

Deltona City Commission recently approved a 9-month building moratorium to allow city officials time to review development standards/building regulations and perhaps write new rules to prevent flooding…however, that appears to conflict with Fla’s NEW SB 180 recently signed into law by Gov DeSantis which prohibits local entities from adopting a building moratorium for 1 year after a storm

After 2 years on the job, PO/SD Chamber Exec Barbara Ann Heegan will be leaving July 30

Public Works crews throughout Volusia continue stormwater management maintenance to prepare for next big storm…

Local Entities in the process of setting their maximum TRIM property tax rates regarding their FY 2025-26 budget (look for VM’s budget tax rate/budget chart)

VCARD and Green Volusia will host Shaping Tomorrow's Spaces program on July 24, 8:30 - 10:30 AM Daytona Intl Airport with focus on implementing Volusia County's new voluntary low impact development stormwater practices

Volusia’s Schools’ Half-Cent Sales Tax Committee meets Thursday, July 24, 4 PM at School Facilities Bldg

Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission/SunRail Advisory Bd (Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Volusia counties in city of Orlando), will meet Thursday, July 24, 1:30 PM LYNX Central Station Admin Bldg, Orlando

Deltona City Commission and Orange City Council are taking up ordinances outlining dos and don'ts of how individuals may solicit within their cities…..

Trump Admin heard employers’ concerns of mass deportations is raising labor costs and producing labor shortages in agricultural-based states that heavily rely on immigrant labor.  

SO……Fla Cong María Elvira Salazar has introduced Dignity Act of 2025….a bipartisan immigration reform bill that aims to overhaul the US immigration system by balancing border security with legal pathways for undocumented immigrants

Fla’s Supreme Court upheld the state's congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge to maintain former Black-majority District 5 stretching from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, encompassing Black communities in North Fla

$37 trillion national debt has tripled over 25 years…interest payments on ‘govt credit card’ now exceeds Medicare and defense spending, and is putting US’ creditworthiness increasingly at risk