Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno focused on county accomplishments in his State of the County speech Thursday, citing the newly expanded Ocean Center convention center, slated to cost about $81.5 million in resort tax money, including nearby streetscape improvements and late additions.
Bruno also cited county investments in Community Redevelopment Areas and its work securing grants, including $2.3 million to support building a new International Speedway Corp. national headquarters in Daytona Beach, and projects such as building the Beach Safety headquarters in Sun Splash Park and a collaborative effort with Deltona to build an outdoor amphitheater at Deltona Regional Library.
But, with local residents and businesses struggling and Volusia governments facing a budget year in which property values could be down by 20 percent, the news was hardly all good. Bruno warned about the lack of money to build and maintain roads and the dwindling money for public education.
As residents, we have a lot to be proud of living in Volusia County and the same economic challenges which face most of the country - ones that our officials seem committed to face.
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
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