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Residents and arts groups urge Volusia County Council to preserve Volusia Forever and restore arts grants
Summary
Multiple speakers told the council on Jan. 8 that Volusia Forever — the voter-approved conservation program — should remain perpetual and that recently withheld arts grants harm cultural organizations; speakers asked the council to honor voter intent and reinstate funding.
During two public-participation periods, dozens of residents and organizational representatives urged the Volusia County Council to leave Volusia Forever in its voter-approved form and to restore county arts-and-culture grant funding that the council recently put on hold.
Speakers including Patty Gertenbach (Ormond Beach), Steve Wunderly (campaign agent for the 2020 reauthorization), Melissa Lammers (Echo Volusia Forever Alliance) and Nancy Vaughn (League of Women Voters of Volusia County) emphasized…
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