Gardner Eckbert News Today

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The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce's president and CEO outlines a Prosperity Scorecard that will track residents' prosperity beyond the economic bottom line.

In the aftermath of a post-debate confrontation between a Winter Park mayoral candidate and the city’s Chamber president, city leaders floated drastic action against the business group — including selling the city-owned building it occupies or canceling its lease.

Winter Park commissioners could take action against the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday over an audience question asked at a mayoral candidate debate the organization hosted that sparked a confrontation involving one of the candidates.

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is calling for a public apology from mayoral candidate Phil Anderson, alleging that he heatedly confronted chamber President Betsy Gardner Eckbert on Friday over an audience question at the debate hosted by the organization.