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Windermere police say a woman posing as an FBI courier picked up a shoebox of cash from an 82-year-old resident on Tuesday after a caller claimed to be investigating bank fraud.
Seminole County Public Schools is taking name ideas by mail, email or fax for the early learning center replacing Midway Elementary, with the board set to choose on Nov. 17.
Staff found rusted brackets during a routine August inspection; the 2006 play structure will stay closed while officials decide whether it is worth fixing, with budget priorities due for discussion at the end of October.
In voter-guide answers published Tuesday, Mayor Kevin McCann says the city cannot absorb the homestead exemption's revenue loss through efficiencies, while challenger Jesse Phillips wants it covered by budget cuts, not fees.
The neighboring city's third and final session on the proposed homestead exemption starts at 11 a.m. at Riverside Recreation Center. Supporters say property taxes weigh too heavily on homeowners.
The state began issuing the redesigned license and ID card Sept. 30. State Rep. RaShon Young, D-Orlando, says the motto, first used on a flag from Florida's entry into the union as a slave state, does not belong on the card.
Stetson University and the regional planning council say meeting every goal set by the county, its cities and other partners would mean conserving about 34% to 37% of Seminole County's land area.
The citizen committee left the mayor's powers unchanged on a 6-1 vote in August; on Oct. 15 it continues Articles I-IV, with a mix of district and at-large seats and candidate residency rules still under discussion.
Seminole County commissioners are asked Tuesday to add a manufactured-housing strategy to the county's state-funded housing plan, with grants of up to $5,000 for lot rent, $10,000 to relocate and $20,000 for urgent repairs.
County commissioners are asked Tuesday to ratify applications for up to $3 million for the mental health court and crisis centers and up to $1.3 million for the problem-solving court, plus a $925,741 children's mental health contract.
Winter Springs lists the trail as closed until further notice because of higher-than-normal water levels.
Seminole County staff and planners back rezoning the 7.5-acre lakefront site south of O'Brien Road for a 38,000-square-foot dealership; neighbors across Lake of the Woods asked for limits on lights and noise.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0254 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, up from last week and below the Florida average.
A consent item at Monday's 6:30 p.m. commission meeting would set a travel and city credit card policy written for the mayor and commissioners, six months after they asked staff to draft one.
Democrat Bale Dalton and Republican Ryan Elijah are trading TV ads in the race to replace Rep. Cory Mills, while about 25,000 Seminole and Volusia voters have already returned mail ballots. Early voting starts Oct. 19.
The police department will collect holiday meal staples through Nov. 20 at City Hall and the police station, with weekday drop-off hours.
Water from a privately owned pond spilled onto MacGregor Road this week; the city brought in a pump and asks residents to report drainage trouble early, with storm chances of 60% to 70% through Sunday.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0573 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, up from last week and below the Florida average.
Regular unleaded averages $4.1151 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, up from last week and below the Florida average.
Sheriff Dennis Lemma wants the Legislature to outlaw kratom, which adults 21 and older can still buy legally in Florida, while a national kratom group argues the leaf should be regulated, not banned.
A consent item on Seminole County's Oct. 13 agenda would put tourist tax money toward field rental for 32 Perfect Game baseball tournaments, at $15 per verified hotel room night.
