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Daytona Beach Sesquicentennial Committee elects chair, reviews yearlong celebration plan
Summary
Volunteers named a chair and vice chair and heard a city staff presentation outlining a yearlong sesquicentennial program that includes a July 2026 weekend celebration, a fall website launch and digital and in-person outreach; staff and members discussed budgets, sponsorships, Sunshine Law requirements and next steps.
Betty Goodman, a retired assistant city manager, was elected chair of the Daytona Beach Sesquicentennial Committee at its first meeting, and Sue Odena was elected vice chair, after a motion and second from committee members identified as Amanda and Kelly.
The committee convened to organize volunteer roles and review a city staff plan for a yearlong 150th-anniversary celebration that city presenters described as a mix of existing events given a sesquicentennial theme, one large weekend celebration in July 2026 and digital outreach beginning before the anniversary year.
The committee exists to advise and assist city staff on programming, fundraising and outreach for the sesquicentennial; city staff said the committee will help with sponsorship outreach, historical research and community connections. Julie Barley, of the Daytona Beach communications department, outlined the planning timeline, digital tools and sample events staff proposed and asked members to identify areas where they could contribute.
"We started our planning back in October '24," Julie Barley said, summarizing the schedule that led to forming the committee and the city's goal to launch a sesquicentennial website by late this…
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