June 18, 2025

The latest issue of the City Manager’s Update is now available and packed with updates on city projects, community events and ongoing initiatives.

Here’s a quick look at what’s inside:

• Learn how the city is building a “Hierarchy of Place” through branded experiences, including new signage and efforts to define Midtown’s unique identity.
• Daisy Stocking Park’s renovation design won a top state award for Outstanding Development Design Excellence from the Florida Planning & Zoning Association.
• Preliminary figures show Daytona Beach’s taxable property values are projected to grow by 10.07% in 2025, with new construction values jumping 43% from the prior year.

• From bland to grand! Street sweepers get a makeover! See our newly wrapped Sweep Squad!
• More than $42 million is being invested in upgrades to 14 lift stations
• $5.7 million Road Resurfacing Program nearly complete, with final paving scheduled in LPGA and Zone 1 neighborhoods

• City staff visited several top-performing business incubators in Gainesville and Alachua County

Upcoming Events:

• Summer Fun on the Run kicks off June 25 at Dickerson Rec Complex
• Summer Concert Series at the Bandshell continues June 20
• July 4 Parade & Veterans Ceremony on Main Street
• Zone 1 Community Celebration – July 12 at Bethune Point Park
• Midtown Sundayz at Daisy Stocking Park – July 13
• Sun Soaked Social on Main Street – July 26