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Charter panel backs registry to protect Volusia Forever lands, rejects unanimous‑removal amendment
Summary
The Volusia County Charter Review Commission recommended ballot language to create a conservation‑land registry that would raise the vote needed to remove listed lands to a majority‑plus‑one of the full county commission; a proposed amendment to require unanimous removal failed.
The Volusia County Charter Review Commission on Thursday recommended placing a charter amendment on the ballot to create a conservation‑land registry for properties acquired under the Volusia Forever program and to raise the voting threshold required to remove those lands from the registry.
The recommendation, advanced after public comment and legal briefing, would require a majority plus one of the entire county commission to approve removal, sale or transfer of any property listed on the registry. The commission rejected an amendment that would have required a unanimous vote to remove registry lands and added an explicit finding that land be "no longer needed for conservation" before removal.
Supporters framed the change as adding permanence and public…
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