Pre-plotted with paved streets, street signs, storm drains and land
for support facilities such as fire stations, churches, and medical
offices, Deltona was marketed worldwide as the ultimate planned
community. The pre-cursor to many Florida retirement communities to
follow and promoted by the canny Mackle brothers, it almost seemed it
was manufactured elsewhere and carefully placed on the rolling ground
north of Lake Monroe.
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All the retirement lures, including a
full blown country club with swimming pool, tennis, golf, and dining
were in place. Tiny low maintenance homes were offered at prices that
dazzled the snowbirds. Small down payments and monthly amortization
sweetened the offerings and many were bought sight unseen for
‘investments.' The Mackles grand plan is n ow
a teeming city of 60,000 that can't keep pace with its' school needs
alone. Today retirees are a fifty-fifty mix with commuters to booming
Orlando and Interstate 4 is in constant gridlock.
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Major commercial development and pockets of up-scale housing balance
Deltona's mid-range housing market. A new medical center, close-by
shopping, modern schools and convenient access to highways delight
retiree and commuter alike. Now the second most populous community in
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Deltona, FL (cdp)
Population (1998): 59,717
Location: 28.90989 N, 081.20877 W
Zip Code(s): 32168 32725 32738
32744 32764
Chamber of Commerce: 407-574-5522
Chamber of Commerce Fax: 407-574-5522
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