Volusia County is taking proactive steps to mitigate flooding risks by purchasing a hurricane-damaged home in the Ormond Beach area.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Volusia County to host flood and disaster risk meetings ...

Anderson reviewed topographic maps that show how water currently ... We reached out to the developer and the county. Clay Ervin, the Volusia Couty growth and resource management director, said ...

Well, Volusia County will not hit pause on new development ... to buy low lying homes and low lying lands that consistently flood. As for what's next, the council says they plan to revisit ...

DELAND, Fla. — Discussions over a potential development moratorium in Volusia County continued Tuesday for the first time this year. In a motion, the Volusia County Council decided not to move ...