VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower said on social media on Saturday that he aims to propose a construction moratorium for the entire county at the next council meeting.
In the post, Brower said he will propose the moratorium at the meeting on Nov. 19 until a comprehensive plan to stop flooding is formed.
Brower posted several photos from a flood-damaged Gleneagles neighborhood in DeLand.
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Brower said that in meeting with residents, continuing on with business as usual would be unacceptable.
“Clearly, doing nothing while an increasing number of our neighbors lose everything is, wrong” Brower said. “A growing number of residents are now getting flooded with each normal heavy rain, not just in 100, 200, or 500 year storm events. Flooding is our new normal and we cannot ignore it.”
Brower, the incumbent, is in a runoff with business owner and philanthropist Randy Dye for reelection.
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