WINDERMERE
Observer Serving Southwest Orange County
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 1, NO. 27
Meet Flat Bobby! Take the commissioner wherever you go. Page 2 FREE
RURAL SETTLEMENT HIGH SCHOOL
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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016
Introducing Rural Settlement High School
The relief school will be named after the area in which it resides. Page 2
Up, up and away! A hover car-rental program promises to alleviate traffic problems in Dr. Phillips. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR DR. PHILLIPS Traffic relief is com-
ing to Dr. Phillips. Effective April 1, hover cars capable of seating up to three passengers will be available for rental through a partnership between SEE CARS PAGE 2
YOUR TOWN He ain’t sayin’ he a bulb-digga
WINDERMERE:
among the gates Tired of the cut-through traffic and wear and tear on its roads, the town of Windermere will gate itself off — and also unveil a new town slogan.
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Get your cameras ready: Gotha is about to become starstruck. Hip-hop recording artist and multimillionaire entrepreneur Kanye West announced in a Los Angeles press conference a deal with the Henry Nehrling Society, in which he will purchase the six acres on which Nehrling Gardens currently sits. “I’m very excited about SEE KANYE PAGE 2
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ollowing failed discussions with Orange County transportation officials and county commissioners, Windermere leaders have decided to take matters into their own hands. This summer, the entire town will become one gated community. Frustrated with the onslaught of traffic that uses Windermere as a cut-through, the town will install guard gates at all four of its main entrances: Maguire Road at its intersection with Windermere Road; Park Avenue and Lake Butler Boulevard; Conroy-Windermere Road by the post office; and
Chase Road at its intersection with Main Street. Leaders said those locations will effectively eliminate unwanted traffic and, most importantly, keep out those who think they are Windermere residents but actually are not. All town residents will receive special clickers to pass through. They also will be taught a special Windermere handshake and a code word in case they lose their clicker. Each gate will be staffed with Taser-armed guards and trained dogs equipped with military-grade lasers. Although he technically isn’t a town of Windermere resident, Shaq will be allowed in. Windermere also will be changSEE GATES PAGE 2
PASSHOLDER PROGRAM
Although the goal is to keep out as much non-town traffic as possible, town leaders know some drivers will continue to need access to town roads. That’s why they also are implementing the Windermere Annual Pass Program. For $499, W.A.P.P. members will be able to pass through the gates. Perks also include discounts at Allen’s Creamery, Dixie Cream Café and Tim’s Wine Market. All passholders also will receive unlimited access to Mayor Gary Bruin’s movie-memorabilia collection and a free martialarts lesson from Police Chief Dave Odgen. For sign-up information, see page 2.