Deltona details $50 million stormwater plan, preps 10,000 sandbags and pump projects before hurricane season

Phyllis Wallace, the city’s public-works presenter, briefed the Deltona City Commission on June 9 about ongoing and planned stormwater projects, grant applications and operational readiness ahead of hurricane season.

Wallace told commissioners the packet lists roughly $50 million in stormwater projects across about 45 priority sites; the city has completed 51 stormwater projects in the last eight years but the stormwater assessment fee alone will not fund the new list. She said staff are exploring bonds or loans to accelerate construction. "Within your package, you have the list of the nearly $50,000,000 worth of stormwater projects," Wallace said.

Key projects Wallace described include improvements at El Cam Boulevard and Lake Helen-Osteen Road (Transform 386 submission), a joint effort around Osteen Elementary (city, Volusia County and school board coordination),…