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Deltona commission directs staff to prepare litigation resolution over alleged false water claims
Summary
After city attorneys said a public figure continued to publish allegedly false and panic-inducing claims about Deltona's potable water despite a cease-and-desist, the commission voted 5–1 to direct staff to prepare a resolution authorizing litigation to appear on the next agenda.
The Deltona City Commission voted on Feb. 17 to direct the city attorney to prepare a resolution authorizing litigation against a person who the city says repeatedly published false statements about the safety of Deltona's drinking water.
City Attorney (on record) said the city issued a cease-and-desist on Jan. 23 to Jason Volz, advising him to retract "certain false, misleading, and defamatory statements related to the city's potable water supply," and that Volz had not retracted the statements and had continued to publish additional statements after the notice. The attorney said the statements…
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