City Considers Entertainment District Downtown
City Hall: 407-957-7300 City Manager/City Council: 407-957-7301 Building: 407-957-7224
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City Clerk: 407-957-7320 Code Enforcement: 407-957-7238 Jobline: 407-957-7272 In collaboration with downtown businesses, the city is working to establish an Entertainment District downtown that would allow people to walk around the shopping, dining and entertainment venues with alcohol. The proposal is intended to help increase pedestrian traffic downtown and be an economic boost for the city and its local businesses. The outdoor alcohol consumption is subject to the following regulations: • F rom Wednesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.; • D ispensed by an alcoholic beverage establishment registered with the city and state; • No more than one drink per valid ID; • I n a clear 16 fl. oz. plastic cup bearing the official Entertainment District logo. A community meeting was held to get input from downtown businesses as well as residents. The proposal then goes to the Planning Commission and then to City Council for final approval. The Ordinance amendment is scheduled to have its final public hearing meeting on Dec. 9.
Parks & Recreation: 407-957-7243 PIO/Communications: 407-957-7303 Planning /Zoning: 407-957-8427
Quarterly Newsletter for the Residents of St. Cloud
Quarter 4, 2021
Public Works: 407-957-7344 Purchasing: 407-957-7212 Solid Waste: 407-957-7289 Utilities: 407-957-7344
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SCFR Launches Little Libraries Program
St. Cloud Fire Rescue has started a Fire PALS Little Libraries program, providing free books and fire safety information to children of the community. Lt. David Miller came up with the idea of having the little libraries around the city. From his idea has grown a program that has garnered several community partnerships. Local artist Eric Frost has hand-painted both of the first two little libraries. Home Depot has donated supplies to help build more little libraries, and the local Rotary Club and Main Street have expressed interest in getting involved as well. The local firefighters union donated the second little library. The first one was placed at Station 31 on 10th Street at Minnesota; the second one is at Cannery Park. The libraries are stocked with coloring and activity books on fire safety, as well as other children’s books, along with plastic fire hats and badges. Several additional locations will be coming over the next few months.
City Council: 407-957-7301 Mayor Nathan Blackwell, Seat 1 407-957-8401 | nathan.blackwell@stcloud.org Deputy Mayor Keith Trace, Seat 5 407-957-8405 | keith.trace@stcloud.org Council Member Linette Matheny, Seat 2 407-957-8402 | linette.matheny@stcloud.org Council Member TBD, Seat 3 407-957-8403 | This seat is currently Vacant Council Member Dave Askew, Seat 4 407-957-8404 | dave.askew@stcloud.org
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Gov. DeSantis Visits St. Cloud Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited St. Cloud in September to announce the opening of a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy treatment site at the Civic Center. Gov. DeSantis met with local residents who have had the treatment before addressing the media. He offered praise to the city for agreeing to host the site. City Manager Bill Sturgeon also spoke, and Mayor Nathan Blackwell was in attendance.
City Attorney, Law Firm Receive Accolades Congratulations to City Attorney Dan Mantzaris and his law firm, DSK Law, for being named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America and Best Law Firms in America by U.S. News and World Report.
Water Update Over the summer, the city completed six weeks of ice pigging as we continue working to eliminate resin from the city’s water system. Resin also was discovered in the ground storage tanks at water treatment plant #4, so those were cleaned in September. In October, the city flushed the main transmission line coming from the plant to the rest of the system, and then began a process of systematically flushing lines throughout the system, starting at the plant and working out from there.
FY 2021-22 City Budget
DSK Law
Expenditures $9.8, 5.7%
$2.3, 1.3%
Expenditure Millions = $1
Selected as a Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers DSK Law has been recognized by Best Lawyers as one of the 2021’s Best Law Firms. Firms are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. DSK received Tier 2 ranking in Orlando for Appellate Practice, Litigation – Insurance, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
$58.7, 34.3% $66.0, 38.6%
$28.6, 16.7%
$1.8, 1.1% $3.8, 2.2% General Fund Debt Service Fund Utility Funds Economic Development Funds
Special Revenue Funds Capital Projects Fund Internal Service Funds