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City manager details broad stormwater work and grant successes ahead of hurricane season
Summary
City Manager James L. Gillis outlined multiple stormwater projects — inlet repairs, lift station replacements, televised cleaning, pond installations, bank stabilization and designs funded by Volusia County Transform 386, FEMA and other grants — and said the city has been successful securing grant funding.
City Manager James L. Gillis used his report at the June 9 council meeting to lay out a sequence of recently completed and planned stormwater and drainage projects across South Daytona.
Highlights include repair of an inlet at Gaslight Drive and Carriage Drive in Lantern Park; replacement of Lift Station #12 in Big Tree Shores with a higher‑capacity unit; televised inspection and cleaning of stormwater lines in James Street, Lantern Park and Big Tree Village subdivisions; clearing of the Citrus Ditch to improve drainage for Palm Grove and Lakeview Estates; and continued design work for bank stabilization on Stevens Canal and a stormwater pond on Brian Avenue. Gillis said the Sherwood Forest pond study and design is ongoing and multiple projects are being funded via Volusia County’s Transform 386 program and additional grants.
“Each grant award we receive ensures the cost of improving our stormwater system is not placed on the backs of our residents,” Gillis said when describing FEMA and other grant funds the city has secured. He also reported that a substantial Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant supported replacement of the city’s largest lift station (Lift Station #5 on Violet Street), and that crews have resumed Melodie Park Pond excavation. Gillis closed by thanking council members for reviewing the agenda and offering staff follow‑ups as needed.
The minutes record many individual projects but do not include project timelines beyond noted procurement and permitting steps, nor do they record detailed cost breakdowns for each project in the report portion of the meeting.
