Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s $117.4 billion spending plan for 2025-26 after redlining $567 million of local projects across Florida.
One item that survived: a nearly $20 million appropriation to buy a partially submerged parcel on the Intracoastal Waterway in New Smyrna Beach, despite the Volusia County Property Appraiser’s Office valuing it at $174,750. Before the state buys it, the parcel will be appraised, so the state likely will not spend the full $19.7 million appropriated for it.
No Flagler County appropriations were vetoed. Here’s a look at some of the Volusia County projects that were wiped out, totaling more than $5.1 million:
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes $5 million for Volusia County projects out of Florida budget
Reporting by Mark Harper, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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