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EP 125 Jeff Brower
Former Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette is new President/CEO of Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber
DB Shores City Manager Kurt Swartzlander resigns….Police Chief Mike Fowler appointed at Interim Manager
August 20 - DB City Commission…
approved development entitlements for the new 5-Star luxury Pearl Beach Club Hotel…(A1A..just south of Silver Beach Rd)
approved a phased-in $1,045 increase in impact fees on new single-family homes starting in 2026….consensus was to phase in the increase over multiple years…..to be determined at their September 3 meeting
confirmed Abinet Belachew as their new City…
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