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Charter review panel returns Thursday after votes to drop the one-year residency rule for candidates

Winter Springs' Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee meets Nov. 19 to keep working through Articles I to IV. Draft minutes show it backed 50 petition signatures for candidates and ending the one-year residency rule.

Yara GoddardNovember 14, 20263 min read

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Storage lots next to wetlands could use gravel-filled pavers instead of asphalt under an ordinance up for first reading Monday
Ordinance 2026-09 would let the City Commission approve porous drive-aisle surfaces at outdoor storage sites in the C-2 commercial district that border wetlands or natural waterways. City staff say one new development would likely be affected.
City Hall4 days ago
Central Winds Park's passive-area playground, closed since August over failed stair welds, faces a fix-or-replace decision Nov. 16
Repairs quoted at about $50,000, plus $32,250 for refinishing, would keep the 2006 playground going roughly three more years. Staff are asking the City Commission which way to go.
City Hall4 days ago
Seminole sheriff expects hundreds of positions to go under Amendment 3, mostly by not filling vacancies
Sheriff Dennis Lemma told WFTV cuts will come over about 2.5 years, while the county estimates a 27% drop in property tax revenue and starts budget talks in January.
City Hall4 days ago
Commission asked to approve eminent domain for 10 acres beside the west wastewater plant, the site engineers say is cheapest to rebuild on
A resolution up Nov. 16 would let city staff and outside counsel make a binding offer for a 10.2-acre tract at 900 W. State Road 434, then go to court if the owner does not sell.
City Hall5 days ago
Saving water ranks as the cheapest new supply in the 10-year plan Seminole commissioners review Tuesday
Seminole County's draft water supply work plan says current permits and plants will cover demand for a decade, and prices conservation at $3.99 a gallon of capacity against $43.42 for treating surface water.
City Hall5 days ago
Crews hauled in about 1,800 truckloads of dirt in four weeks at the new east wastewater plant, with basin work due in December
The city's Monday update on its $65.8 million East Wastewater Reclamation Facility says retention ponds are being dug now and the slab for a nutrient-removal basin will be poured starting in December.
City Hall5 days ago
Ground broken on $65.8 million wastewater plant
The city broke ground on a new east wastewater treatment facility on July 27, 2026, as part of a multi-year project to replace aging infrastructure.
City Hall7 days ago
Employee pension fund ends the year at $89.7 million after a 10.9% return, with trustees meeting Thursday
The general employees' plan beat the median public pension over the fiscal year but trailed its own benchmark; trustees will also sign off on minutes recording September's benefit restatement and a $2 million cash move.

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Charter review panel returns Thursday after votes to drop the one-year residency rule for candidates

More City Hall

Storage lots next to wetlands could use gravel-filled pavers instead of asphalt under an ordinance up for first reading Monday

Central Winds Park's passive-area playground, closed since August over failed stair welds, faces a fix-or-replace decision Nov. 16

Seminole sheriff expects hundreds of positions to go under Amendment 3, mostly by not filling vacancies

Commission asked to approve eminent domain for 10 acres beside the west wastewater plant, the site engineers say is cheapest to rebuild on

Saving water ranks as the cheapest new supply in the 10-year plan Seminole commissioners review Tuesday

Crews hauled in about 1,800 truckloads of dirt in four weeks at the new east wastewater plant, with basin work due in December

Ground broken on $65.8 million wastewater plant

Employee pension fund ends the year at $89.7 million after a 10.9% return, with trustees meeting Thursday

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