Feb 3 – Per their recent 2026 Goal Setting Session……County Council scheduled several Mini-Budget Workshops
Feb 3 – County Council accepted a long-range ECHO Vision Strategic Plan and directed staff to maintain current procedures, continue implementing it.
Feb 4 - DB City Commission approved a resolution Bike Week 2026 Master Plan for Public Property (Bike Week runs Thursday, February 27 to Sunday, March 8)
Deltona’s Economic Development Department has engaged Retail Strategies (a national retail recruitment/consulting firm).
Feb 2 - City of DeBary is offering a Business Façade Grant to help local commercial properties improve the exterior of their buildings
Feb 1 - Edgewater City Council adopted a wastewater treatment master plan
Fla Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has reported 42 auto insurance companies have filed for rate decreases for 2026 — indicating price relief is broad-based across the market
US House of Representatives voted 217–214 to approve a spending package of 11 annual appropriations bills that fund government agencies and programs through Sept 30…. effectively ending a partial government shutdown
January Consumer Confidence Index fell to 84.5, a sharp drop from 94.2 in December…. the lowest since 2014, reflecting consumers are worried about inflation, job market conditions, and overall economic outlook.
Interview with Rep Bill Partington
