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Commissioner Paul Diaz's request for a side-by-side cost comparison with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office returns Oct. 26 for a formal vote on whether staff should start gathering numbers.
The city lifted the precautionary boil water notice for eastern Winter Springs on Saturday, Oct. 24, after it was issued following a power surge at Water Treatment Plant #1.
County emergency officials say the infected person works in the Winter Springs area, was bitten on the job and lives elsewhere; more suspected cases are being tested.
The Sanford zoo will waive admission for veterans and military members from Saturday, Nov. 7, to Veterans Day, with ID required at the gate and a two-for-one deal on tickets for family.
Parts of North Edgemon Avenue, Davenport Glen and Glen Eagle would be milled and repaved by Middlesex Paving, and the city plans to test a pavement rejuvenation treatment in the next few weeks.
A UCF postdoctoral scholar combined genetics with habitat projections and found southeastern Florida deer more vulnerable than herds to the north, while panthers still lack genetic variation.
At an Oct. 13 forum, Mayor Kevin McCann pointed to a regional taste-test award and falling byproduct levels, while challenger Jesse Phillips said the city's PFAS readings would break a federal rule once enforcement starts.
Commissioners approved the backyard chicken ordinance 3-1 on first reading Oct. 12. It would allow four to 20 hens by lot size, with no roosters, and HOA bans would still apply.
Precinct 46 now votes at the Winter Springs Senior Center instead of Temple Israel, one of 14 Seminole County polling-place changes since 2024. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 3.
County commissioners take public comment Oct. 27 on a plan for the Greenwood Lakes plant in Lake Mary, backed by a state loan of up to $19.2 million, half of it forgivable.
An Oct. 21 city notice says temporary Granicus problems may affect upcoming agendas and recordings of commission, board and committee meetings.
The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County says a person caught dengue from a local mosquito, the county's first such advisory this year. Officials later tied the case to the Winter Springs area.
Mayor Megan Sladek asked Monday for a future discussion on events such as Oktoberfest and Bark and Brew. Deputy Mayor Natalie Teuchert objected, the council voted not to schedule it, and Sladek says she will raise it again.
County waste workers spotted five young kittens on a tipping floor; Animal Services says four survived and are being fostered, and it urges residents to bring strays in for spay or neuter.
Under the proposed 2026-27 agreement, the county would pay $8.7 million for door-to-door paratransit and $2.9 million for five Link bus routes, with about $1.8 million drawn from reserves.
Both candidates for the Nov. 3 seat put water and flooding first. They split on Amendment 3: Spalthoff will vote yes, while Bruce says she is unsure it is the right way to deliver tax relief.
Winter Springs’ fall festival runs Oct. 24 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., with free hayrides, live music and activities for children.
Takoda and Juniper, cougar cubs found orphaned in South Dakota and brought to Sanford in June, are now on public view at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens.
The Save Deer Run group says the property tax amendment could slow the county's planned park on the former golf course; supporters say it would return money to homeowners.
Oviedo's proposed Ordinance No. 1776 would cap e-bikes and scooters at 15 mph on sidewalks, require slowing to 10 mph near pedestrians and fine repeat violators up to $250. The council's final vote was set for Monday night.
Longwood commissioners were scheduled Monday night to discuss sending $144,046 set aside for the house back to the general fund while the Longwood Historic Society takes ownership and raises money to move and restore it.
