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LEGAL MATTERS

Mediation “unsuccessful,” Windermere boathouse appeal proceeds

Court must first address the boathouse owners' motion to dismiss, which argues the town did not legally authorize the decision to appeal.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Windermere town council unaware $750K spent on boathouse litigation

Former, current mayors mum on why council didn't have updated numbers.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Windermere rejects boathouse owners’ initial offer of $500K lump-sum settlement

The court said Windermere had no right to enter the original 1986 lease with boathouse owners — but that's not stopping the town from trying to persuade them to accept a settlement with yet another lease.

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PUBLIC RESTROOMS

Windermere weighs final public restroom design ahead of vote

Town Square may finally get public restrooms but questions about access remain.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Boathouse attorneys claim Windermere Town Council decided to appeal in closed-door meeting, violated Sunshine Law

Asks Sixth District Court to dismiss. “There is no public record of any town council resolution or vote authorizing this appeal.”

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LEGAL MATTERS

Windermere hires Shutts & Bowen to review boathouse appeal

Powerhouse law firm joins town legal team two weeks ahead of mediation verdict at the Sixth District Court of Appeal.

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GOVERNMENT

Town Hall improvements could bring quieter nights — and higher rental costs — to Windermere

Council mulls hiring event planner, new rental policies that raise fees, ban live music, end events at 9 p.m.

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2026 ELECTIONS

Windermere gets new mayor, new council member, no election

Long-serving council member Andy Williams takes up the mayor's gavel while Brandi Haines retains her seat and Wine & Dine's CT Allen joins the council.

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2026 ELECTIONS

Windermere Mayor Jim O’Brien will not seek re-election

Says he’s “excited to return to the role of “citizen.”

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YEAR IN REVIEW

Best of VoxPopuli 2025

25 stories that made a difference this year.

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