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Pond failure Tuskawilla Crossings Winter Springs flooding

Winter Springs flooding issues highlighted in stormwater briefing 

Winter Springs flooding remains a problem as staff tackles problems that current leaders say had been ignored or pushed back for more than a decade.

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Winter Springs candidate forum 2024 Tuscawilla
Winter Springs candidates talk floods, manager search, trade jabs

Commissioners decried political funding of some candidates while all expressed a need to continue fixing city's flooding issues in wake of Hurricane Ian.

The penny sales tax water systems infrastructure stormwater improvements culvert Winter Springs road resurfacing
Winter Springs resident concerns over flooding continue to mount 
The Winter Springs audit hearing will be put on hold for now Winter Springs City Manager
Winter Springs reaches out to city manager finalist 
Food Factory Oviedo Park Pub
Oviedo Park Pub opens, plus football and live music

It's a grand opening for Oviedo Park Pub, plus a unique art class, butterfly garden class and more this weekend.

Renderings of the possible Chick-fil-A project submitted to the city. Image courtesy of the City of Winter Springs.
Chick-fil-A proposed for the Winter Springs Town Center

The Chick-fil-A project is in early stages but residents are already voicing concerns about traffic.

Winter Springs to vote on new city manager Sept. 9

Residents worried about a possible Chick-fil-A, and a new city manager could be decided by two weeks from now.

Winter Springs City Commission manager
It’s down to three: Winter Springs could choose manager next week

Three candidates remain as the city tries for a second time to hire a manager. See our candidate bios and candidate responses here.

Winter Springs to interview four candidates for city manager 

This is the second attempt at hiring a manager since February of 2023, but one commissioner is being accused of stalling the process again until after the election.

Property tax increase Winter Springs Commission
Winter Springs approves a possible property tax increase with a split vote

The average homesteaded property owner would see a $44 property tax increase annually.

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