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Council pulls Volusia Forever policy discussion, schedules bonding review and an easement workshop after tense debate
Summary
The council voted to remove a planned agenda discussion on Volusia Forever policy changes and directed staff to return with a bonding-only item in April; following extended public comment and member debate about conservation easement language, the council also approved an educational workshop focused on easement contract language and national trends.
The Volusia County Council voted March 17 to remove an agenda item that would have opened a broad policy discussion of the Volusia Forever land‑conservation program and instead asked staff to return at the first April meeting with a bonding‑only discussion. The motion to approve the agenda excluding Item 3 passed 5–1.
Councilman Don Dempsey, who had raised concerns about how certain conservation easement terms could limit future county uses of conserved land, urged a fuller review.…
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