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Oviedo's City Council holds a public hearing Monday on rules that would cap e-bikes and scooters at 10 mph on sidewalks, require riders to yield to pedestrians and add escalating fines.
The Nov. 3 property tax amendment would raise the non-school homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028; the county property appraiser estimates a $6.5 million two-year hit to the city.
Seminole County Public Schools estimates the raises in the bus drivers' 2026-27 contract will cost about $263,000 with benefits; the union ratified the deal Sept. 22 and the board takes it up Oct. 6.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9850 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Florida average.
A Seminole County charter school and a Halloween attraction host a $5 morning of trick-or-treating and crafts in Altamonte Springs to benefit Make-A-Wish.
Florida's Amendment 3 would raise the non-school homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028; county appraiser figures put the city's revenue loss at $4.14 million in year two.
The university's second Space Week mixes industry summits with library panels, movie nights, a Memory Mall drone show and the Knights' 10th Space Game against Baylor on Oct. 30.
Officials discussed gathering cost figures at the Sept. 28 commission meeting, according to local reporting.
The Florida Department of Health will take public comment Oct. 8 at a Lake Mary hotel on its plan to drop school-entry rules for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib and pneumococcal shots.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0096 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Florida average.
The Halloween-themed Lake Scary 5K at Lake Mary Prep benefits UCP of Central Florida's Seminole campus and adds a run-from-home option this year; registration is $35.
SGTV will broadcast every Canvassing Board session at the Supervisor of Elections office, from the Oct. 9 logic and accuracy test through certification Nov. 13.
The school will host an information evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in its media center.
Seminole County's Planning and Zoning Commission will consider on Oct. 7 removing 67 acres off Deleon Street and Florida Avenue from the charter Rural Area; county staff recommends denial.
Winter Springs, Florida, in Congressional District 7, had 12 recorded votes this period.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0308 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Florida average.
County permitting, planning and code enforcement move to one online account on Oct. 19; old logins will not carry over, and inspections must be booked by phone or email during the switch.
The county's one-day waste tire collection at the Central Transfer Station and the landfill is pitched as a way to cut mosquito breeding after weeks of rain.
A Tuskawilla Middle School science teacher faces a felony child abuse charge; her attorney says she escorted a misbehaving student and that he was not hurt.
Voters must be registered by Oct. 5 to cast a ballot Nov. 3, when Winter Springs picks a mayor and two commissioners alongside state amendments and countywide races.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0903 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Florida average.
