Daytona Beach had a busy week in the news
(Daytona Beach, Florida) 12/17/2006 Weekend Roundup
The recent death of Yvonne Scarlett-Golden, the Mayor of Daytona Beach forced a rather rapid decision on the city commission. Who would be appointed to fill the rest of the term? The decision took longer than expected and was postponed from being decided on last Monday to a new date set for Thursday.
While some spoke of certain Mayor hopefuls to fill the term, others did not want any of the prospective candidates to have an upper hand by serving the short period. I cringed at the mention of certain parties that were on the list, but rejoiced when I heard the idea was rejected. By Tuesday, popular opinion had Daytona Beach businessman Glenn Ritchey as the projected appointee and by the end of Thursday’s City meeting, he was in.
Glenn Ritchey had announced that he had no intentions of running for Mayor, but would consider taking the appointment for the remainder of the term after Mayor Golden’s death. Ritchey being appointed does not sever ties between the ISC (International Speedway Corporation) and City Hall in Daytona Beach. Read more at The Real Daytona.
In other news, Elizabeth Book, has won yet another battle in court for baring her breast in public. You will remember that Book was first arrested back in 2004 during Bike Week for baring her breast on the main street bridge in Daytona Beach. She later escaped arrest by protesting behind a curtain on the bed of a truck, but then exposed her breast again in front of the Peabody Auditorium. She was arrested for this time for disorderly conduct, which she was acquitted for on Thursday.
However, it looks as though a city deputy attorney, Mary Hartman, refuses to let the issue go and has already started a petition to bring the case back to local court for reconsideration of appeal. It seems there are better things that could be done with the tax dollar income for Daytona Beach.
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