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Community: Winter Garden

COMMUNITY

East Winter Garden to get a "pop up" police station this fall

Residents have mixed reactions to the news that more police are moving into the neighborhood.

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ON THE ROAD

Winter Garden bans trucks on Marsh Road; won’t enforce

Commissioners try to appease two cities; end up pleasing neither. Winter Garden residents "don't see the logic in the decision."

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ON THE ROAD

Reporter's Notebook: Road Test

What's making noise on Marsh Road? More than just dump trucks are hitting high scores on decibel meters.

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BAIL OUT

Judge OKs Winter Garden's bid to help Stoneybrook West HOA buy bankrupt golf course

The city will buy the golf course, deed it to the HOA and the homeowners have 20 years to pay back $2 million, interest-free.

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Cities say replacing SROs with armed Guardians is OCPS idea

Ocoee city manager: None of the five cities advocates not having a trained, sworn law enforcement officer in these schools to protect students.

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PEDAL PUSHERS

7 ways to make your town more bike friendly

Driving less and pedaling more helps reduce carbon emissions. Our reporter went to the Florida Bike Summit to learn how we can all make our communities safer for biking.

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ON THE ROAD

Seeking compromise between sand mine, truckers, residents, Winter Garden delays truck ban vote

Commissioners agree to continued negotiations to find workable solution.

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ON THE ROAD

Winter Garden passes Marsh Road dump truck ban

Resolution upheld despite threat of lawsuit from sand mine co., opposition from truckers, Clermont officials.

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