apartment complex is Integra Land Company , based in Lake Mary and developer of similar communities in emerging markets throughout Florida .“ DeBary was a great fit for us in that the residents appreciated a high end quality project and saw the possibility of
Carmen Rosamonda future commercial and shopping that could
emerge from it ,” comments Integra Principal
David McDaniel .
Now , city leaders are working to attract commercial growth into the TOD and the envisioned Main Street and Village Center . They plan to contract with a broker to assist in marketing the commercial properties .
“ DeBary ’ s niche is small business ,” notes Rosamonda , stressing that the city ’ s population is changing rapidly – becoming a younger , family-oriented community with the highest median income in west Volusia . “ Our focus in both the Main Street , TOD and throughout DeBary is to create more small business opportunities , such as specialty shops , restaurants , taverns , coffee shops , bakeries , offices for professional services .”
Nature and eco-tourism are another primary emphasis of DeBary ’ s downtown . “ In the southern part of DeBary and TOD area alone , we are planning five major parks consisting of 624 acres ,” notes Rosamonda , who also served on DeBary ’ s first city council
and was mayor from 2000-2006 . Aside from the 221-acre Gemini Springs county park , this includes other nature parks and trails that link to the state ’ s trails network . “ DeBary is the trail hub of central Florida . The state of Florida is building 660 miles of trails in central Florida . There is only one place were all three trails converge , that is DeBary right at the TOD .”
Marketing “ DeBary Naturally ... More Than You Imagined ,”
Wayne Clark
Economic Development Director Wayne Clark promotes DeBary as a location where bicyclists can enter a trail and travel as far as Tampa / St . Petersburg , St . Augustine or Titusville .
Communications Director Simmans .
“ People don ’ t realize all of the attributes DeBary has to offer ,” summarizes
David Castagnacci worked at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce for 31 years where he served as Executive Director of the Volusia County Association for Responsible Development ( VCARD ), a non-profit association of planning and development professionals . Prior to that , he was a news reporter and New Smyrna Beach Bureau Chief for the Daytona Beach News-Journal .
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