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Council considers development moratorium on January 14

The Volusia County Council will discuss a proposed temporary countywide development moratorium at a special meeting this month.

County Council Chairman Jeff Brower, who is promoting the idea, said he believes a moratorium is necessary for the county to address flooding concerns.

The meeting will begin at 4:00 PM on January 14 in the County Council Chambers at the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center on W. Indiana Ave. 123 in DeLand.

People can comment during the meeting or submit their comments to publicparticipation@volusia.org by January 13 at 4 p.m. The meeting will be streamed live at volusia.org and on the province’s YouTube channel.

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“Don’t worry if you miss some information, applications can be updated later. The most important thing is that your application is registered by the deadline,” Volusia County Government said.

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Volusia County District 4 Councilman and Vice Chairman Troy Kent will host a community meeting at Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park at 1800 Ocean Shore Blvd on January 13 from 5 to 6 p.m. in Ormond Beach. The meeting is one of Kent’s ‘district dialogues’, where residents can ask questions and express their concerns.

For information, call the County Manager’s office at 386-736-5920.

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This article originally appeared in The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Volusia County could pause development over flooding concerns

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