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GOVERNMENT

Behind Winter Garden’s “discouraging” decision to cancel its MLK Day parade

Recruiting participants for Winter Garden's parade has always been a "struggle," leading the Parks and Recreation director to consider nixing next year's parade in favor of a bigger focus on the city's Celebration event.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden adopts new, stricter regulations for e-bike, motorized scooter riders

Riders must be at least 15 and carry "government-issued ID."

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden boosts water-related impact fees for developers

Costs to bring the city's wastewater treatment facility into compliance with state standards necessitated the steep fee increases, city officials say.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

Best of VoxPopuli 2025

25 stories that made a difference this year.

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VETERANS

Daughters of the American Revolution to honor fallen veterans in Oakland

Wreath-laying ceremonies planned for Oakland Cemetery, Oakland African-American Cemetery.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden receives $19.1M grant for waste water treatment plant construction

Half of the American Rescue Plan grant is forgiven, half is a 0 percent loan, says city manager.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden boosts cemetery burial prices more than 200 percent

Changes to city ordinance now limits interment rights to immediate family, restricts monument height and attempts to prevent plot resale.

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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 recommends 8 percent millage rate increase to close $2.2 million budget gap

Tax increase would be the city’s first in eight years.

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