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12/22/2022

Congrats to winners of parade

12/22/2022

DeBary’s upbeat 2022 review a preview of bright future for city in southwest Volusia

DeBary’s upbeat 2022 review a preview of bright future for city in southwest VolusiaDeBary News / By Kevin Connolly DeBary gives positive review for 2022, expects more wins in 2023 and beyond. Share this:TweetInstagramLike this:Like Loading... Related

12/22/2022

https://youtu.be/Jmtw78tz-Ug officials give update review of 2022, says more successes are expected for growing city in southwest , .

officials reviewed recent successes and provided an overview of what they described as a bright future in 2023 and beyond at a special meeting at Cit...

12/11/2022

2022! MORE LATER!

10/06/2022

We love seeing our neighbors separating their loose debris from their bagged debris! Here are some examples of how vegetative debris should (and shouldn't) be presented for the upcoming October 10th pick-up.

Place your tree limbs, tree trunks, branches, and vegetation debris in a pile on your easement. DO NOT PLACE IN ROADWAYS (debris blocking traffic will result in a fine to the homeowner). Only vegetative items should be in this pile. If your pile is mixed with bulk items or garbage bags of leaves, it will not be picked up.

Bags of leaves should be saved for Waste Pro yard waste pickup later this month. Furniture, construction debris, and other building materials will be picked up later this month.

Thank you!

09/15/2022

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PROGRAM OUTLINE

09/15/2022

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Volusia County Mosquito Control will be in West DeBary this evening (9/14) and early tomorrow morning (9/15) with ULV (Ultra-Low Volume) spraying operations. ULV Spray Machines create very small particles of insecticide that are delivered out to kill adult mosquitoes which serve as vectors of disease.

If you would like to learn more about Volusia County Mosquito Control, visit https://www.volusia.org/services/public-works/mosquito-control/

08/02/2022

City of DeBary snagged a $75,000 grant from Volusia ECHO to upgrade Bill Keller Park. The funds will pay for new LED lighting for the basketball and tennis courts. It will also help fund the city’s first dog park. https://www.volusia.org/news/news-releases.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=85068

Tourist Development Council to meet July 29, 2022 4:33pm Volusia County’s Tourist Development Council will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in meeting room 103ABC of the Ocean Center. Read More Arrow read more

07/21/2022

DeBary's annual stormwater fee is inching down - again. The fee of $170 per parcel on public roads is dropping to $160 for the next budget. The $85 fee for parcels on private roads is dropping to $80. This marks the second year of cuts for these fees, which pay for drainage improvements. The DeBary City Council unanimously agreed to cut the fees Wednesday night. Mayor Karen Chasez says the fees can be reduced because DeBary saved money by making the program more efficient.

07/16/2022

EAGLE CAR WASH NOW - Saturday - July 16 - at DeBary !!! Bring school supply donations

06/27/2022

Orange City seafood market saves rare orange lobster, hopes to donate to museum
https://www.wesh.com/article/rare-orange-lobster-florida-seafood-store/40413209

A rare orange lobster destined for a dinner plate has been saved from a seafood counter in Orange City and is expected to be rehomed in an aquarium.

06/25/2022

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/video-appears-to-show-3-cars-torched-with-molotov-cocktails-in-debary-neighborhood-deputies-say

Three cars in DeBary torched in their driveways while the homeowners were asleep. The incident left the cars completely gutted sitting in two driveways.

06/24/2022

Apartments will rise where junked cars once rusted under a developer’s new plan. The new owner of a DeBary junkyard is proposing a multimillion-dollar facelift for the roughly 14-acre parcel on S. U.S. Highway 17-92. The property, once home to Clayton & Sons auto salvage, is now called Haven at DeBary, a development calling for 240 apartments and two commercial outparcels....

https://debarylife.com/debary-apartments-junkyard/

Brothers Ronald and Rodney Beaulieu of DeBary closed Clayton & Sons and sold the salvage yard to a South Carolina developer for $1.3 million.

06/24/2022

Votran Face Spitter Wanted by Orange City police

https://twitter.com/OrangeCityPD/status/1539981585986060291?s=20&t=xgSrlSfNXdkeW8aBGW0DeQ

06/22/2022

City Manager Carmen Rosamonda breaks down the budget as party planning continues for the 4th of July bash at Gemini Springs - all this in more in the latest edition of DeBary's newsletter.

https://debary.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_manager/page/3597/debary_digest_summer_2022.pdf

06/22/2022

https://www.volusiasheriff.org/news/volusia-county-sheriff/update-suspect-located-arrested-in-fatal-shooting-outside-debary-ihop.stml

Update: Suspect Located, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Outside DeBary IHOP

06/19/2022

DeBary I-Hop fatal shooting 'person of interest' identified by Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

06/18/2022

Panhandlers are not outlawed DeBary. Beg if you must. But don’t harass drivers. Or trail roamers. Or bicyclists. DeBary City Council members on Wednesday passed a new ordinance banning road and trail harassment. Anyone who interferes with “safe and free flowing vehicular and pedestrian traffic” could face a fine of $500 or six months in jail, records show. You can get arrested if a law-enforcement officer witnesses such bad behavior....

https://debarylife.com/road-trail-harassers-ordinance-fine-jail/

Panhandlers are not outlawed DeBary. Beg if you must. But don’t harass drivers. Or trail roamers. Or bicyclists. DeBary City Council members on Wednesday passed a new ordinance banning road and trail harassment. Anyone who interferes with “safe and free flowing vehicular and pedestrian traffic.....

06/14/2022

DeBary snagged a $75,000 grant to develop a DeBary Town Center Transportation and Infrastructure Plan, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday.
DeBary and other governments in Florida are sharing $1.5 million in planning grants. Volusia County snagged $75,000 to develop a draft Low Impact Development Ordinance and Guidebook for Volusia County.
“These awards will help communities across the state create plans for infrastructure improvements, create jobs, and strengthen their economic resiliency,” DeSantis said in a statement. “Ensuring the success of our state’s small and rural communities is at the heart of the work my administration carries out every day.”
DeBary is guiding the development of a mixed-use project north of the SunRail station that will feature the city's first main street.
The project calls for roughly 500 apartments and 290 townhomes on 50 acres north of SunRail and west of U.S. Highway 17-92. The first floor will offer retail and commercial space. The vision calls for converting the south end of Shell Road into a downtown-style main street for DeBary with public gathering spaces for concerts and other special events, along with restaurants and bars.

06/13/2022

https://beacononlinenews.com/2022/06/11/too-tall-weeds-earn-debary-man-a-135k-fine/

William Mantz and the City of DeBary have a long-running disagreement about what constitutes a proper lawn. The latest dispute, involving various “overgrown” plants in his yard, including some spiderwort […]

06/10/2022

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THE DEBARY DINO WILL BE MOVING TO HIS NEW HOME!

On Monday, head over to the sidewalk on Northbound 17-92 around 9am to get a glimpse of the prehistoric parade that will be making its way to Community Park. The Dinosaur will be leaving Clayton and Sons (721 S Charles Richard Beall Blvd.) at 9am and ending its route at the corner of 17-92 and Valencia - where his new home will be!

During the move, Northbound HWY 17-92 will be closed for a short time between 9-9:30am. Please take this into consideration when planning your commute.

04/13/2022

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/education/2022/04/12/volusia-county-school-board-terminates-superintendent-scott-fritz/7297419001/

HR director Rachel Hazel was named interim superintendent after the school board fired Scott Fritz, who had said he would not extend his contract.

04/12/2022

https://beacononlinenews.com/2022/04/11/pastor-announces-end-of-delands-progressive-collective-church/

DeLand's Collective Church declared dead by head pastor Ben Collins

Collective Church is dead, head pastor Ben Collins announced in an email sent to members April 11. “Collective has been dying for some time,” Collins wrote, urging congregants to avoid […]

04/06/2022

DeBary OKs sale of 19.5 acres north of SunRail station for 500 apartments with first-floor commercial for long-discussed main street. Buyer is Mosaic Development. It's also building 300 apartments in Kissimmee

“ - agrees to sell 19.5 acres - city and private property - to a developer for $6.25M for a 500-unit apartment complex with commercial on the 1st floor. The land, north of station, will be city's 1st main street, a new downtown ”

04/06/2022

https://youtu.be/-ItPyE01yZ0

“ County Council on Tuesday pledged county acquisition funds to help buy, preserve 170 acres on the St. Johns River Previous story - https://t.co/qnfIGpyYG2”

04/05/2022

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A call comes in. The caller ID says it’s Duke Energy. An urgent voice insists that your electric service will be disconnected in 30 minutes unless you pay over the phone right now. If you get a call like this, hang up – because it’s a scam.

04/03/2022

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/04/01/florida-republicans-return-disney-cash-after-dont-say-gay/7229885001/

State Reps. Elizabeth Fetterhoff and Webster Barnaby are returning contributions from Disney in a fight over the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill.

04/02/2022

https://www.vcsedu.org/news/message-the-superintendent

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03/31/2022

https://www.fevo.com/edp/Daytona-Tortugas-vs-Jupiter-Hammerheads--Orange-City-and-DeBary-Night-j7twXt4M

I'm getting a group together for Daytona Tortugas vs. Jupiter Hammerheads - Orange City and DeBary Night with Fevo! Use this link to join in, buy a ticket & invite friends