HomeMy WebLinkAbout305 Surf Drive statusWatching the news this morning the story below caught my interest as it
should yours. There has been NO changes for the better for the property
at 305 Surf. The woefully inadequate plastic fence the city put up is
down. I have really been patient, but the City is not doing what is
necessary or required. I don’t want to cause more difficultly for the
City, but something physically must be done here.
The video and discussion on this tragedy ( please view the link )
http://www.wesh.com/article/possible-drowning-reported-in-deltona/144290
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<http://www.wesh.com/article/possible-drowning-reported-in-deltona/14429
071> . is so similar to the 305 situation that my stomach turned. The
City is not leaving me many options short of making this situation
visible to the media and other authorities. I don’t think the City has
any real explanations for this decade old problem. Please give me some
hope the City will do something firm before I am forced to pursue other
avenues for resolution.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —
A 2-year-old boy in Deltona drowned in a backyard swimming pool on
Wednesday, deputies told WESH 2 News.
Neighbors said they had been worried about the property on Dalton
Avenue for a while.
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Emergency crews received a call shortly after 3 p.m. reporting a
toddler had been pulled from a pool and was not breathing.
Access to the home was blocked off Wednesday as deputies completed
their drowning investigation.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, the boy drowned
Wednesday afternoon.
Rescue crews were not able to revive the child.
Detectives remained at the home for several hours.
Neighbors, who did not want to talk on camera, said that for years,
they have been concerned about the condition of the home where the
drowning occurred. One woman said she had called code enforcement to
complain about the family's dogs and others said they frequently
complained about trash in the yard.
Records from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reveal deputies have
been called to the house at least 12 times since since 2015. The reasons
for the calls range from threatening calls, to Animal Control and
weapons complaints.
WESH 2 News is working to find out if code enforcement officials
responded to those complaints.
2-year-old boy drowns in backyard pool in Florida
Associated Press
Authorities have released the identity of the 2-year-old boy who
drowned in his family's backyard pool in Florida.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Volusia County sheriff's
spokesman Andrew Gant said Colynn Mertz drowned behind a home in Deltona
on Thursday afternoon. He said rescue workers could not revive the boy.
No further details have been released. Deputies continue to investigate
the circumstances that led to the drowning.
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Information from: Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal,
http://www.news-journalonline.com
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