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MainStreet DeLand Association Executive Director Jack Becker speaks for many Downtown DeLand merchants at the Nov. 2 City Commission meeting, as he urges city leaders to ban panhandling in the retail district. Others shown are, first, City Commissioner Charles Paiva, then City Attorney Darren Elkind and, finally, Mayor Bob Apgar.

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