Daytona Beach Hopes Buying $2 Million of mostly Blighted Land will help Start a Renaissance

For decades, local residents have watched blight and decay metastasize around Daytona’s beachside and mainland urban core. Many thousands of dollars and hours have been spent on masterplans and redevelopment plans, and only the downtown riverfront is finally seeing a real renaissance. Within the course of four hours Wednesday night, city commissioners took a series…