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The state appears headed toward a purchase of the 1,314-acre Yarborough ranch near the Econlockhatchee River in east Seminole, county leaders said Tuesday, part of a move to protect it permanently from development under the Florida Forever conservation program. “All indications are that we will be approved,” County Manager Darren Gray said in updating commissioners regarding the county’s ...
Seminole County commissioners on Tuesday selected Jay Zembower to serve as the county’s new chairman, an annual process conducted by the board on the second Tuesday every November. “Thank you very much, I appreciate the confidence of the vote from all of you,” said Zembower after the unanimous vote by his fellow board members. He replaces Commissioner Amy Lockhart. The county chair presides ...
Anticipating higher costs for keeping the county’s parks and roads in good shape, along with hiring new employees, Seminole commissioners on Tuesday gave a preliminary OK to a record-high budget of more than $1 billion for the next fiscal year, while opting to keep the property tax rate at the same level since 2010. “I look at this budget and it was $1 billion, and I remember when it was ...
Seminole County commissioners on Tuesday considered urging Florida lawmakers in the coming weeks to adopt a statewide policy during next year’s legislative session that provides more protective standards for Florida’s drinking water. The move follows a recent investigative series by the Orlando Sentinel that reported an extensive contamination of the industrial chemical 1,4-dioxane in the ...
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Seminole County to ask Florida Forever to purchase 1,314 acres in rural boundary for conservation.