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Community: Winter Garden

MEMORIAL

Crowds gather in Winter Garden for Charlie Kirk prayer vigil

West Orange County residents tell VoxPopuli what the Turning Point USA founder meant to them

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden mayor declares city a “faith-based” community

Rees was asked at Wednesday's State of West Orange luncheon What makes Winter Garden “unique”?

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden officially kills fire fee

Cancels Halloween Fest in show of cost cutting.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden finds $4M in budget, cancels unpopular fire fee

City may close budget gap by reducing operating, capital costs; increasing millage rate; tapping reserve funds.

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VETERANS

Why are Florida veterans killing themselves?

Veterans in the Sunshine State have more than double the suicide rate of civilians. Easy access to guns, childhood trauma may provide some answers.

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TAXES

Winter Garden may raise millage rate along with fire fee

First potential increase in eight years reflects the challenging financial environment cities face today.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden to curb sidewalk, commercial, residential solicitations

City says complaints about solicitors “aggressively approaching” pedestrians for donations have escalated.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden gets $6.5M grant for drainage project in Historic East Winter Garden

Effort aims to remediate frequent yard flooding in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

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TAXES

Winter Garden weighs fee assessment to fund fire rescue, basic EMS services

Based on property size and service usage, the fee is one way the city is considering to close a budget gap between property taxes and rising costs for protective services.

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