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WEBOviedo Community News’ Voter Guide 2024 has important, nonpartisan information about local elections and candidates that matter to Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. The Primary Election is on Tuesday, Aug. 20 and will involve statewide candidates, the supervisor of elections, state committee members, circuit and county judges, and school ...
Oviedo transportation plan approved, moved to public hearings
WEBSep 11, 2024 · In total, there were three ordinances related to the mobility plan that Council voted to move to public hearings on Sept. 16. Among the issues they address are mobility fees, the land development code and the adoption of the plan. The city’s stated goal of the mobility plan is to “provide a sustainable multimodal transportation system that ...
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Oviedo transportation plan approved, moved to public hearings. By Eric Orvieto News August 21, 2024. The newly proposed Oviedo transportation plan balances walkability, cycle-ability, mass transit and forms of transit that may not have even been invented yet. 1 2 … 45 Next →.
Oviedo City Council members sworn in - Oviedo Community News
WEBFor the first time since originally being elected as Oviedo mayor in 2019, Megan Sladek presided over the City Council meeting Monday night. Sladek and Group 1 Council Member Natalie Teuchert were sworn in on Monday after an election that garnered much attention in Central Florida because of the city’s exponential growth over the past two decades.
Plans for Oviedo’s walkable historic downtown take shape
WEBAn integral part of the plan for a walkable historic downtown in Oviedo is expected to be considered by the Oviedo City Council on Monday. A link in the historic downtown trail network that would connect the newly opened Solary Park to the Oviedo Trail and the Cross Seminole Trail was approved by the Oviedo Local Planning Agency board on Nov. 16.. The connection is a small but significant part ...
A modernized downtown Oviedo: What to expect, and when
WEBSep 11, 2024 · An updated vision for a revitalized historic downtown was presented to the city’s Local Planning Agency on Feb. 20 by David Axel, the representative for the Evans family, who owns about 28 acres of downtown property, and it showed a new look for Oviedo. Axel said city staff asked him to present the …
Oviedo City Council approves water rate hike
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Photo by Mani Sankar. The Oviedo City Council approved a 5.3% increase in water, sewer and reclaimed water rates for residents on Tuesday night, marking the first time the city has increased the rate by more than 3%. Inflation, labor shortages, material cost increases and supply chain issues all contributed to the increase, according to the city.
Oviedo's election's been decided. Now what? - Oviedo …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · With Sladek grabbing 67.52% of the vote versus 20.58% for challenger and relative Oviedo newcomer Abe Lopez and 11.90% for former Sanford Commissioner Kevin Hipes, the win was a more decisive one compared to previous elections. This was Sladek’s third time winning a city election in Oviedo. The Oviedo native first won a seat on the City ...
Oviedo wants residents’ input on growth before it locks in rules for ...
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Oviedo’s 25-year plan moves to the next step
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The city’s comprehensive plan must lay out where the state-approved estimated 2045 Oviedo population of 57,000 will live. That future population is estimated to need an additional 5,400 residential units, homes that could be single-family structures, apartments, or something in between. The plan puts much of the city’s anticipated growth ...