Edgewater

Observer newspaper's demise on Flagler Avenue means end of the road for Steve Dennis on New Smyrna Beach CRA

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Photos by Henry Frederick / Steve Dennis can thank Michele ad Robert Lott for costing him his 25-year tenure with the New Smyrna Beach Community Redevelopment Agency since they closed up their rented office for the Observer newspaper on Flagler Avenue. Not only is Dennis off the board, but the public no longer has direct access to the Observer, which no longer has a legal physical location.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Steve Dennis abruptly resigned from the Community Redevelopment Agency after his latest claim to ties with the district were called into question by his board's chairman and by NSBNews.net.

What is the Chamber doing for Economic Development? Plenty

"What is the Chamber doing for economic development?" I hear this more often than not. People wonder what the Chamber does to promote economic development for Southeast Volusia. I can tell you, "plenty."

A lot of what we do is behind the scenes traveling to Tallahassee, sifting through the legislation that is currently moving forward, attending and speaking at numerous city council or city commission boards, city economic development boards, and Volusia County Growth Management commission meetings.

Would be nice to see something cheery once in a while on the news

I try not to watch the news but every now and then it is on while I am doing something else so I hear it. Tonight was one of those times and let me just tell you a couple of things I heard. These should help explain to you why I don’t like to watch.

Every picture tells a story and that was the case with storm clouds photographed in Edgewater

Every picture tells a story and the clouds Wednesday night here lived up to their billing with a fierce storm that had everyone dodging puddles, hoping their windshield wipers were working and when they got home safety that their power would be on.

New Smyrna Beach City Commissioner Lynne Plaskett impressed with quick response by public works personnel in her city as well as Edgewater's in storm response cleanup

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- City Commissioner Lynne Plaskett knew the sudden blinding rain was too much for her windshield as visibility disappeared like a whiteout from a fast moving rainstorm while on her way to Edgewater to drop off her granddaughter from school, so she pulled over on Park Avenue.

 

Sea Scouts program benefits New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater teens looking for an adventure and a little math

My 15-year-old daughter, Angela DiCara, does not like doing math problems out of a text book, but enjoys charting a course and teaching others to do so. Angela says, "Sea Scouts is an adventurous opportunity."

Governor Scott orders review of government-run hospitals; significant for several Volusia hospital taxing districts including the one for troubled Bert Fish

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Courtesy photo / Gov. Scott has created a commission to review the viability of taxpayer-funded hospital districts.

TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Rick Scott signed today Executive Order 11-63, creating the Commission on Review of Taxpayer Funded Hospital Districts, which will consider whether government-run hospitals are in the best interest of taxpayers and recommend a cost-effective and efficient model for providing Florida with a health-care safety net.

Economic development success requires regulatory reform at all levels of government

Elected on a platform of “jobs, jobs, jobs,” Governor Rick Scott has been addressing importing businesses from other areas of the country and enticing start-ups to view Florida as fertile ground for their new endeavors.