CITY SECURES ADDITIONAL $5.2 MILLION STATE GRANT FOR NEW FIRE STATION NO. 1 The City of Daytona Beach has been awarded a $5.2 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Resilient Florida Program to support the construction of the new Fire Station No. 1, which is currently under construction on a 3.6-acre site in the 400 block of South Ridgewood Avenue. This funding builds on a separate $10 million state grant awarded in 2024 for the relocation and construction of the new station, bringing total state support for this critical public safety project to $15.2 million. The $27-million project constructs and relocates a new Fire Station No. 1, enhancing the city’s emergency response capabilities and protecting its first responders. The existing station, located at 301 S. Beach St. along the frequently inundated Halifax River, is Volusia County’s busiest, responding to more than 4,800 calls for service in 2024. The historic facility has served the community since 1925 and is Florida’s second-oldest continuously operating fire station. This strategic relocation will help ensure uninterrupted fire and rescue services, even during severe weather events.
PARKS & REC BOOKLET (AVAILABLE NOW)
A 62-page booklet featuring the city’s network of parks, recreation complexes, community centers and sports and entertainment facilities has been published.
NEW UTILITY CASH-PAYMENT PROCEDURE: ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST NICKEL WITH ACCOUNT CREDIT (EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY) Due to the ongoing nationwide shortage of one- cent coins, the City of Daytona Beach is updating its process for handling cash utility payments to ensure residents can continue making payments smoothly, even when exact coin change is not available. This rounding-and-credit approach is designed to be simple and transparent for residents while reducing reliance on penny inventories during the ongoing shortage. How it will work: When a customer pays a utility bill in cash, staff will round the payment up to the nearest five cents. Any amount above the exact bill total will be automatically applied as a credit on the customer’s utility account and carried forward to the next billing cycle. (Customers may still pay with pennies; however, the city will not provide pennies as change.) Example: • Amount due: $102.33 • Cash amount tendered: $102.35 • Credit applied to next month’s bill: $0.02 This procedure applies to cash utility payments and is intended to minimize inconvenience while maintaining consistent customer service.
// FIRE STATION NO. 1 RENDERING
Project Location: 420 S. Ridgewood Ave. Project Status: Interior framing and MEP roughs - 90% Anticipated Completion: Spring 2026 Project Value: $27,222,806 Historic Fire Station No. 1 RFP: Due by 3 p.m. Feb. 10, 2026 DaytonaBeach.gov/Purchasing
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