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Community: Ocoee

BUDGET SEASON

Ocoee residents highlight conflicting attitudes about city finances in first budget hearing

Commissioners defend neighborhood grants, discretionary funds, holiday lights as essential for community life.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden considers 7% garbage rate increase for 2027

If adopted, the increase could cost homeowners an additional $1.74 per month.

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GOVERNMENT

Ocoee enshrines new hybrid Code Enforcement Board in city code

Commission urges board to get tougher on repeat offenders.

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BUDGET SEASON

City Manager rails at Orange County over reclaimed water rate increase

Characterizes it as “a money grab” by county.

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BUDGET SEASON

Ocoee seeks to maintain 4.95 millage rate in budget workshop

City tees up fire fee to buffer potential property tax losses ahead of Aug. 18 hearing.

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VOTING

Supervisor of Elections opens Ocoee satellite office

West Oaks Mall location improves access to election services for West Orange County residents.

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ELECTIONS

Ocoee approves procedures for challenging commission candidates

New ordinance stems from the lawsuit Commissioner George Oliver III filed against the city to run in 2024 special election.

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GOVERNMENT

Ocoee commissioners push back on social media, invite public to budget workshops

“I don’t think everyone understands what it costs to run a fire department, run a police department, run code enforcement. This all costs money.”

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GOVERNMENT

Ocoee passes e-bike, e-scooter ordinance

City institutes safety measures to protect e-bike, e-scooter riders, curb stunt riding and racing.

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