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Toll road over 60 acres of Central Florida conservation land one step close to reality
The Central Florida Expressway Authority on Thursday moved forward with a plan for a new toll road through 60 acres of conservation land within Split Oak Forest in Osceola County. But some conservationists fear cutting the new road through the forest would take too high a toll on nature: fragmenting gopher tortoise habitat; hindering fire management; and eroding trust in government to keep public conservation lands protected in perpetuity. ...
Lake Wales asks judge to nullify 2010 deal, return ownership of Walesbilt Hotel to city
Lake Wales has asked a judge to return ownership of the Walesbilt Hotel to the city. Kevin Ashley, a lawyer representing Lake Wales and its Community Redevelopment Agency, filed a motion for final judgment Monday that asks Circuit Judge Jennifer Swenson to rescind a 2010 agreement giving ownership of the historic structure to a developer who promised to restore the long-vacant building. ...
Osceola agency eases public records policy that likely broke state law
An Osceola County administrator eased her office’s public records policy on Wednesday, just hours after an Orlando Sentinel reporter told her it appeared to violate Florida law. Osceola Property Appraiser Katrina Scarborough removed language from her agency’s website that said citizens must pay $25 to submit a public records request, a practice the newspaper’s attorney and open government ...
Lake Wales City Commissioners Vote to Place the Issue of Run-Off Elections on Next Year’s Ballot
Lake Wales residents may have a chance to decide whether or not to host run-off elections in the off chance two candidates running for local office don’t receive the majority vote. On Tuesday evening, Lake Wales City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance that...
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