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Community: Ococee

SCHOLARSHIPS

Chews A Puppy quietly awarded $5,000 scholarships to four Ocoee High School students in 2021

Little information about the application process or criteria is available; OCPS has no information whether the scholarship will be offered again this year.

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

City of Ocoee, Fire Fighters Union sign new 3-year contract

After months of bitter fighting, both sides find compromise and reach a fair deal.

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HOLIDAYS

City Commission gifts Ocoee entrepreneur with use of park for Christmas toy giveaway

More than 150 kids are expected to receive toys collected by local sponsors

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FIRE DEPARTMENT

Contract talks between Ocoee and union firefighters flame out

After months of haggling, the city refused to sign off on its own proposal unless the union caved on wages. Now it's up to a special magistrate from the Public Employees Relations Commission.

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RETAIL POLITICS

"This is our city, our town, our government. You're in our hierarchy now. You’re in the city of Ocoee.”

In a rebuke to Orange County, Ocoee votes to revise its own controversial pet retailer ordinance to include oversight and regulation.

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REMEMBRANCE

With talk of heroes and calls for unity and remembrance, Ocoee marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11

Local officials and residents gathered at the Withers-Maguire House where 2,977 miniature American flags dotted the lawn — one for each life lost in the terrorist attacks.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Ex-Files

VoxPopuli made a public records request and obtained a former Ocoee firefighter’s disciplinary files from a previous job. Was that an accident … or retaliation?

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Who pays for Ocoee’s paramedic training?

That’s one of the big issues as Ocoee’s firefighters meet with city negotiators for round five of contract talks.

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PERSONNEL MATTERS

Ocoee commissioner wants citizens to “chime in” on police chief candidates

Debate was lively at Ocoee's city commission meeting on Tuesday as commissioners sparred over how much input residents get into the hiring process for the next chief of police. (In truth, not much.)

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