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Volusia council approves second round of CDBG-DR hurricane recovery projects; residents raise concerns over Taylor Road plan
Summary
Volusia County Council voted 6-0 to approve a second round of CDBG-DR hurricane recovery infrastructure projects, while residents raised concerns about routing runoff from East Taylor Road to Lake Moore.
Volusia County Council voted unanimously to approve a second round of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) infrastructure projects, authorizing grants and project plans advanced by several cities, nonprofits and the county.
Donna Butler, director of the county Office of Recovery and Resiliency, presented the package and said the round included applications from multiple municipalities and non-profit organizations; one applicant withdrew a project and reapplied because it had lost Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding that had been intended as local match.
Councilman Matt Reinhardt moved approval and Jake Johansen seconded; the motion passed 6-0.
Public comments at the meeting highlighted local flood concerns tied to specific…
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