Bill to gut Seminole County rural boundary could apply outside of Central Florida
Florida Senate poised to take up the bill this Friday, as developer Chris Dorworth pushes county commissioners to support it.
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Twin Rivers Golf Club to receive protections; Stormwater project updates
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Sen. Jason Brodeur flips, calls for bill amendment that could gut rural boundaries in Seminole, Orange counties
Senate Bill 208 would allow property owners to sue for rural properties’ ‘fair market value’ if developed to the density of neighboring areas
Winter Springs commissioners talk plans on ‘horrible’ 5G towers going up, as 14 more applications come through
Winter Springs also saw plans for an oil change center in the Town Center, and mapped out plans for a charter review
Proposals to slash property taxes would hit Oviedo, Winter Springs especially hard
Commissioner says proposals would turn counties into ‘third-world counties,’ hollowing out budgets for parks, trails, roads and more.