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Beachside board recommends city buy Meridian vehicle‑mitigation system, asks CRA shares be adjusted
Summary
After a police presentation, the Beachside Redevelopment Board recommended the City of Daytona Beach pursue purchase of a Meridian vehicle-mitigation system (total $416,401.37) and asked that Beachside’s share be adjusted to match Midtown CRA’s contribution.
Captain Conde presented the Meridian barrier system and asked the board to support buying equipment to protect pedestrians at festivals and large events. The total requested amount was $416,401.37, with the staff breakdown presented as $208,000 from impact fees, $100,000 from Main Street CRA, $78,000 from Midtown CRA and $30,000 from Downtown CRA.
"Meridian Barriers are a rapidly deployable vehicle mitigation system," Captain Conde said. "It stops the vehicles from crashing into pedestrians. ... It is used to manage pedestrian…
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