Volusia County wants new rules for Community Redevelopment Areas that would give cities less money to use in blighted areas, require more evidence of progress and make it harder to set up new CRAs in the future.
The cities, particularly the ones looking to clean up sections of town they consider blighted, aren’t thrilled about it.
The county, feeling protective over tax revenue it says it needs for basic services, is trying to make the case that a change — and more accountability — is only fair.