Scott PowersOctober 10, 2019
2min604
Three way race for District 5, where Brenda Carey is retiring
Tag: Board of Commissioners
Scott PowersOctober 10, 2019
Melissa S. RazdrihSeptember 15, 2019
4min387
Commissioner Whitmore was appointed to the DOEA Advisory Council where her expertise will continue to serve Floridians.
Scott PowersNovember 14, 2017
6min371
Medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed anywhere in unincorporated Orange County that pharmacies might go, thanks to a unanimous vote Tuesday evening by the Orange County Commission. After hearing scores of people testify in favor of allowing the dispensaries Tuesday and at a previous commission public hearing on Oct. 31, the board of commissioners decided […]
Scott PowersMarch 7, 2017
5min596
Osceola County Expressway Authority plans to run a new highway through an Orange County nature park drew strong fire Tuesday at the Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting, but Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the commissioners were uncertain they could do anything about it. Several dozen people came to the meeting to appeal to Jacobs and […]
Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2017
3min395
With a rapid increase of pedicabs that apparently now include many that are currently unregulated, Orange County officials laid out a proposed ordinance Tuesday to require permits, insurance, inspections, and enforcement along International Drive. The ordinance is largely supported by a handful of pedicab companies that already are operating under a separate set of rules […]
Scott PowersNovember 29, 2016
6min233
A $5 million plan to add mid-block crosswalks and other improvements to pedestrian and bicycle safety in the major roads serving the University of Central Florida was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The plan aims at making sidewalks, bike paths and crosswalks more appealing and safer for the 50,000 UCF […]