South Daytona Council Seat 2
The City of South Daytona operates under the council/manager form of government. This system of government combines the strong political leadership of elected officials with the strong managerial experience of an appointed professional manager.In council/manager government, council members are the leaders and policy makers and the manager is appointed by council to carry out policy and ensure that the entire community is served.The council hires the manager to carry out the administrative responsibilities. Council persons have four-year staggered terms.
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Victoria Maxwell
(NON)
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Doug Quartier
(NON)
• What are the two most pressing issues facing the city and how will you address them?
• What are your priorities in drafting and adopting the budget?
• Has the city been impacted by SB 180 which limited local control? If so, what is the impact and what ideas do you have to address the issue?
• How would you seek greater collaboration among cities and the county in the areas of affordable housing?
• How would you address the issue of flooding for both existing and new development?
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The two most pressing issues facing our city, are improving stormwater management and continuing to invest in our infrastructure. We have multiple projects underway to resurface roads and stormwater systems along with upgrading the water and sewer infrastructure, all of which are essential to our quality of life. My focus is on completing these improvements while minimizing the financial burden on our taxpayers. We aggressively pursue grants, state legislative appropriations along with other funding sources, so our residents receive the benefits of these projects without bearing the full cost.
My top budget priority is maintaining and improving our infrastructure while protecting taxpayers. In 2023 our city became debt free, allowing us to focus resources on today’s needs rather than paying for yesterday‘s obligations and debt. My priority is a long-term investment in our stormwater, our water and sewer systems our roads in our public facilities at the same time we work diligently to secure grants and state funding so we can complete these projects while keeping the cost as low as possible for a residents.
Fortunately, Senate bill 180 has been a limited impact on our city because we are largely built out. While state legislation can affect local decision-making, we have maintain a collaborative approach and have worked through the issues as they arrived. I will continue to advocate for local flexibility from the legislature and maintain the strong relationships with our state and regional partners that I have built over the past 60 years living in South Daytona, Volusia. with these relationships, we effectively address challenges and protect our community’s interest.
Regional challenges require regional solutions we already have a strong working relationship with neighboring cities and Lucia County to organizations such as devolution league of cities, the elected officials roundtable in our local chambers of commerce with working together and coordinating efforts we can work towards practical solutions that expand housing opportunities, well preserving the character and the quality of life of our community.
Flood mitigation is one of my highest priorities our public works employees work weekly on both large and small stormwater projects to improve drainage and reduce flooding. They regularly clean, stormwater convenience areas maintain catch basins and operate the street sweeper throughout the city while managing larger projects like the Melody Park stormwater pond, which is currently under construction. We have secured more than 20 million for stormwater and infrastructure improvements in the past few years including over 4 million in state legislative appropriations, more than 10 million in Volusia County CDBG-DR (disaster recovery) grants, along with a additional fema hazard mitigation funding. Projects strengthen infrastructure
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