CLERK’S OFFICE MARKS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK WITH BEACH CLEANUP In recognition of the 57th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week, celebrated May 3–9, 2026, teammates in the City Clerk’s Office took their commitment to service from City Hall to the shoreline. Last Saturday, they participated in a beach cleanup in partnership with Beach Squad at Sun Splash Park. The team spent two hours cleaning the coastline between Sun Splash Park and the Daytona Beach Pier. By the end of the morning, they had collected an impressive 32.5 pounds of trash. Among the items gathered, cigarette and cigar butts were unfortunately the most common. Participants were Letitia LaMagna, City Clerk; Jennifer Marquart, Deputy City Clerk; Jennifer Lynch, Research Specialist; Mackenzie Thibault, Office Specialist III; and Madeline Mendez Velez, Research Specialist. The productive, team-building event reflected the Clerk’s Office’s dedication to community involvement and environmental stewardship. Beach Squad hosts free public beach cleanups every Sunday from March through September. For more information, visit BeachSquad.com.
SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY Your feedback helps prioritize HUD funding The City of Daytona Beach receives grant funding each year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through two programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME). Every five years, HUD requires the city to create a Consolidated Plan to identify housing and community development needs, focusing on low- and moderate-income residents. Each year, an Annual Action Plan outlines how that year’s funding will be spent. For Program Year 2026– 2027, the city expects to receive $675,779 in CDBG funds and $353,670.54 in HOME funds. From 2026-2030, the city estimates receiving about $3.38 million in CDBG funds and $1.77 million in HOME funds. Share your input by May 25 on the city’s housing and community development needs and how best to use federal grants from HUD from 2026 to 2030.
TURNING WASTE INTO OPPORTUNITY The City of Daytona Beach’s Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) program is demonstrating how teamwork and innovation can create cost-effective solutions that protect the environment and city infrastructure. Staff from multiple departments recently collaborated to build four reusable 250-gallon grease collection tanks using recycled materials. Constructed for less than $200, the tanks help vendors properly dispose of cooking grease during large community events and reduce fats, oils and grease entering the sanitary sewer system. The receptacles were recently used during the Crab and Seafood Festival, where 45 gallons of waste grease were collected. Learn more about the city’s FOG program DaytonaBeach.gov/FOG.
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