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Big wheels Ocoee resident Bari Wusawwir’s job is to climb behind the wheel of a monster truck and dazzle audiences at Monster Jam. SEE 15.
Winter Garden commission sets tentative millage rate ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER
Winter Garden leaders voted unanimously to set a tentative millage rate at 4.50 mills during the Winter Garden City Commission meeting on July 26. The proposed millage rate is 0.25 mills higher than the current rate of 4.25. Included in the approval of setting the tentative millage rate was setting budget public hearing dates for Sept. 13 and 27. Finance Director Laura Zielonka said commissioners can reduce the millage rate SEE BUDGET PAGE 5
COW BELLE Some of Winter Garden resident Amy Stotler’s best friends have hooves, a coarse and wet tongue and a penchant for oranges. SEE STORY PAGE 4.
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The office of the West Orange Times & Observer and the Windermere Observer will operate from its new location starting Monday, Aug. 6. The new address is 661 Garden Commerce Parkway, Suite 180, off East Story Road, in Winter Garden. The phone number will remain the same: (407) 656-2121. The community is invited to check out the new, modern office space and enjoy coffee and doughnuts at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays, Aug. 9, 16, 23 and 30.
$9.25M: Proposed budget for the Town of Oakland FY 2018-19 Town commissioners tentatively set the millage rate at 6.75. AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR
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The town of Oakland is handling the Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget differently this year, as discussed at the July 24 Town Commission meeting. The Town Commission typically sets the tentative millage rate one mill higher than expected, anticipating dropping it back down during the budget workshop process. But this year, the rate will begin at 6.75, the SEE OAKLAND PAGE 5
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Local artist Peter Smith is set to unveil a new book. SEE PAGE 9.
Amy Stotler: “As a child, you know how kids have a sport and stuff? I showed cows, and I was good at it. Like travel ball, we did cow shows.”
Meet candidates at the West Orange chamber’s Hob Nob. SEE PAGE 3