Advisory committee votes to recommend rescinding $600,000 ECHO grant for D Ranch Preserve

Jun 11, 2026

Volusia County staff recommended rescinding a 2025 $600,000 ECHO environmental-construction grant for the D Ranch Preserve and Nature Center after engineers determined the existing metal building could not meet building code or ADA standards; the committee voted to recommend rescinding the grant to county council.

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The Volusia County ECHO Advisory Committee voted to recommend that county council rescind a previously awarded environmental-construction grant for the D Ranch Preserve and Nature Center after staff said the projectE2—s existing metal building cannot be adapted to meet building-code and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

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