Rollback

Recited sobering affordability stats and told the story of an elderly Edgewater couple forced to sell a car and take loans — 'do the right thing, cut spending.'

Opposed rollback — 'we got bit big time in Daytona' — and argued growth pays for services and choice.

Argued any rate above rollback is by definition a tax increase and urged the council to 'stop looking at revenue potential and start looking at the human cost.'

Told members up for election that 'perception is reality' and they should consider rollback; also asked whatever happened to Kent's seven-point growth plan.

Representing the 'red shirts,' urged cutting law library and ADM funding and said even pennies matter to struggling seniors.

The deputies' union president, speaking for 300 members, opposed rollback — 'if we cut Echo, parks, anything, somebody throws an egg' — and thanked the six members who backed the sheriff.

A lifelong Volusia resident who said even at rollback taxing entities get a raise — 'please roll it back.'

Urged the council to go to rollback, arguing working taxpayers need relief, and accused Sheriff Chitwood of misrepresenting rollback as defunding the police.

Opposed rollback, saying taxes pay for raises, equipment, and insurance, and warned against cutting rates after years of growth-driven spending.

Opposed cutting sheriff funding, calling deputies gatekeepers for homelessness, addiction, and mental health crises, and urged fixing root causes first.