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Residents urge conservation, education, and a ban on potable reuse during public comment
Summary
Four public commenters told the Volusia County Charter Review Commission to protect conservation lands via referendum, support culture and education in the charter, and — in one case — to pursue a citizen ballot initiative to ban potable reuse; commissioners accepted the public input and folded several concepts into forthcoming recommendations.
During the public comment section of the meeting, four speakers urged the commission to consider a range of priorities for the county charter and for the commission—s recommendation letter to the county council.
Vivian Lord, an Ormond Beach resident, offered a multi-part list of items she said the charter should address, including support for museums, theaters and festivals; explicit conservation language to protect parks and springs; climate resiliency strategies (low-impact development, floodplain management, electric public…
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