Community: Oakland

Town Manager Steve Koontz anticipates "a lot more golf cart traffic" with the completion of three residential roads.

In 1950 and 1951, the Ku Klux Klan brutally murdered two young Black men from Oakland who worked in the citrus fields. For decades, the stories were passed down in whispers—if they were shared at all. Now, the town is finally, publicly, acknowledging what happened 70 years ago.

Commissioner cleans up with 71 percent of the vote.

"I can put out all the signs, and I can hand out all these cards, but it does no good at all unless people go and vote."

And why is he running for Oakland Town Commissioner?

2022 election season kicks off for two municipal seats. Look for VoxPopuli's upcoming voting guide.

With no reclaimed water to use, the town's leaders discovered another untapped resource.