By Anthony DeFeo, Al Everson, The West Volusia Beacon; September 4, 2019
The fact that Volusia County is ready to abandon the extension of SunRail to DeLand was news to city officials.
“They didn’t discuss it with us,” DeLand City Manager Michael Pleus said. “It was kind of a surprise, because in the meeting that led up to when the SunRail folks said they had found money for the DeLand station, we understood they were going to honor their commitments.”