Courtesy photo / Gwen Azama-Edwards is making another run for elective office, having already served as a Daytona Beach commissioner and city clerk. This time she's going for one of the key municipal leadership posts in all of Volusia County: mayor of the city that is known as the "World's Most Famous Beach."
DAYTONA BEACH -- Gwen Azama-Edwards said she understands the need for marketing the beachside for tourism opportunities, but she sees far too little emphasis placed on the neighborhoods. That is one of the key issues in her race for mayor.
"We need to show as much concern and desire to please our residents as we do the tourists," said the former longtime city clerk and commissioner, whose benchmark is bringing government back to the people. "We have a declining population, businesses are leaving and we're not attracting families. A city without young people declines."