DELEON SPRINGS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
DELEON SPRINGS, FLORIDA

The DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. grew out of the DeLeon Springs Merchant’s Association, a group of local merchants who wanted to see DeLeon Springs prosper and the downtown corridor improved. In 2011, the DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. incorporated as a 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to “making DeLeon Springs A Better Place to Live, Work and Play”. What began as a small group blossomed into a focused team of committed citizens, with a broad mission that includes a wide range of volunteers across the community, whose dedication drives our efforts and has accomplished outstanding goals including the now annual “Art Among The Trees” Fine Arts, Crafts and Music Festival, held the second Saturday in April and the annual “Autumn in The Oaks” Arts, Music and Crafts Festival held the third Saturday in October. This organization worked with Volusia County to create a district overlay to define a downtown area, eliminate split zoning in the downtown corridor, and worked with Volusia County and FDEP to create the LEAD 1 and LEAD 2 (Local Economic Advancement District) Brownfield Designations, a historic first for unincorporated Volusia County! We provided numerous scholarships to support local churches, schools, organizations and individuals, offered educational opportunities, promoted student art in McInnis Elementary School and continued to prod the FDEP to complete excavation of the underground fuel plume under Highway 17 in order to protect our water supply, our beloved DeLeon Spring and the health of our community, a project costing nearly $10,000,000 that was completed in 2014. These are lofty goals for a tiny, unincorporated community, and our volunteers make it all happen with gusto, guts and good humor! DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. Making DeLeon Springs a better place to… We help the less fortunate of our community through our Head Start Clothing and Food Pantry, Thanksgiving Baskets, Angel Tree program, and aid our troops through Cell Phones for Soldiers and Troopons Coupons for Soldiers We worked with Volusia County to create a district overlay that allows B-4 zoning in the downtown area, and reduced setback requirements so businesses can do more with their properties The DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. Mission Statement: The DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to "making DeLeon Springs a better place to live, work and play." DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. strives to foster positive economic and cultural advancement within the community of DeLeon Springs, Florida, while preserving its rural nature and agricultural heritage. As stewards of this unique area, the DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. works to cultivate an appreciation for the environmental treasures that abound in DeLeon Springs through education, awareness, and conservation of natural resources. The DeLeon Springs Community Association, Inc. is dedicated to providing opportunities to increase and enhance community spirit, volunteerism and civic responsibility, thereby improving quality of life for all.