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Ocoee proposes new fire assessment formula that shifts costs to apartments, businesses
Most Ocoee homeowners would pay flat $341 fire fee under proposed overhaul.
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Windermere tweaks comprehensive plan ahead of third submission to the state
Florida Department of Commerce initially rejected the town’s plan based on a single word change, then found new reasons to nitpick.
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Hurricane forecasts have improved dramatically, saving lives, but federal cuts threaten to stretch NOAA to the breaking point
Scientists warn that deep budget cuts and closing research centers will result in "severe consequences to current and future efforts of the weather enterprise to protect life, property, and the nation’s economy.”
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Winter Garden issues belated National Day of Prayer proclamation during city commission meeting
Mayor John Rees tells residents they “should” be praying “every day of your life.”
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