Beachside advisory board approves recommendations for city commission on lighting, code enforcement, trash and security

The Beachside Redevelopment Advisory Board voted to send a set of short- and long-term recommendations to the Daytona Beach City Commission after a wide-ranging discussion of code enforcement, lighting, trash collection, signage, and security in the Beachside redevelopment area.

Board members said the recommendations will emphasize inexpensive, city-owned “low-hanging fruit” — including adding string lights over Main Street, wrapping transformer boxes in artist-designed vinyl, improving trash-pickup frequency in high-visitor areas and creating an advertising/beautification program for the pier — while reserving larger items such as pier replacement and major boardwalk work for longer-term planning.

Ken Thomas, Redevelopment Advisory Board member, opened the agenda item and framed the proposal as a twice-yearly or periodic opportunity “to make recommendations directly to the city commission” rather than relying on individual public-comment appearances. The board discussed a two-tier approach: near-term items that the city owns and can act on quickly, and longer-term infrastructure projects that require coordination with other departments and funding sources.

Board members and several residents urged better lighting on Main Street and the A1A corridor, expanded code enforcement and a visible security presence on A1A and the…