Tag: Winter Garden

A former KKK stronghold, Winter Garden is now poised to pass a resolution stating that "hate, racial injustice, discrimination of any kind, and the politics of division, including social marginalization, will have no place in our City."

Ballot initiative to repeal “relic” city charter requirement slated for March 2023 municipal election.

Commissioners vote 4-1 to postpone final decision till March 10 meeting.

Met with fierce community opposition, school officials say they’re open to finding a new location.

The $5M property on W. Colonial is meant to replace Orange Technical College as the new site for school bus depot.

Annexation will be on the Jan. 27 city commission agenda, says City Manager Jon Williams.

The decision was driven by the omicron variant, says City Manager Jon Williams.

Winter Garden city officials forgot to get buy-in from residents of three communities about the helipad that Riegl USA proposed to build near their homes before they put it on the city commission agenda for votes in October and November. The helipad is now on hold.

Company president says they are evaluating other locations while city planners take heat for keeping helipad quiet.

Claim noise from low-flying helicopters would disturb wildlife and home-office workers, harm veterans and autistic children in nearby communities.