In a 5 to 2 vote, the Volusia County Council voted to extend the state’s 1000-foot residence restrictions to 1500 feet from schools, day cares, parks, playgrounds, and school bus stops in the unincorporated parts of the county.
New Smyrna Beach, Deland, and Daytona Beach (all in Volusia County) already have 2500-foot residence restrictions.
The lengthy discussion was one of the most moving and emotional ones that has possibly ever occurred in a county/city meeting in Florida. It appeared that the council was at least going to postpone voting on the ordinance until there was some clarification, but that did not happen.
Many council members expressed a deep concern for the unintended consequences of the proposed ordinance. Only two members had the courage to vote NO. As Council Member Dempsey said, endorsing such an ordinance was low hanging fruit for political campaigns.
We will soon post a video of the meeting.
Banishment is a type of punishment that is given as a result of being convicted of a crime. Banishment is defined as a punishment that requires the convicted person to leave the city, county, state, or country in which they are charged. Sometimes banishment is also called exile or deportation . When someone is exiled, they usually leave willingly, while, when someone is banished, they are likely removed by force.
When people are not allowed to return to their homes, it’s banishment. Can someone on the legal team look into this? These are what these laws are doing.
I was just going to post this same story, but someone beat me to it. At least we are getting the word out.
What I didn’t see in the article, but they said on the news, it is not retro-active, meaning if you already live somewhere, you won’t have to move. (According to the news)
Yes, those people on the registry who are already living in the unincorporated parts of Volusia will be grandfathered in — allowed to stay.
I lived in Daytona. At one point had to stay at the motel on ISB . I wonder what happens to newly released registrants. Volusia shelter won’t take homeless registrants. So The owner of the motel owned a couple of properties in the Daytona area, but she was one of the very few who would rent to registrants. I’m grateful that I was able to leave Florida, but I don’t know how others will survive. It’s depressing to think about it.
The geographical fence of incarceration within which registrants could live just got smaller.
Like that extra 500 feet is going to make a difference between life and death. Who are these elected “official?” How do they actually get elected? Do they all suffer from a degenerative brain disease that effects their thinking process? I’m sorry, but this so-called “measure” will not make neighborhoods “safe” again.
These council members have the intellect of a carnival barker.
That’s what I thought too after reading the article. It’s all about politics. And I believe the ruling political party in Florida.
As bad as this is. I’m happy to see two of them were actually thinking about something other than there politics.
Pariah
The more they get away with, the more restrictions they come out with each year. Like the kid who takes a candy from the jar each day thinking no one will notice one missing, until eventually the jar is empty.