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Winning the War on Termites, A Message from CFL
Property Group
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THIS ISSUE:
Termites
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Construction
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Traffic Signal
Upgraded
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Eugene Kessinger
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Flag Day
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iU Band Concert
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Movie Under
the Stars
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Mayor’s Message
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City Council
Meeting
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Freedom on
the Waterfront
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On Monday, June 27,
2016, the entire 400
block of Donnelly
Street (EAST side only) will be enclosed in
a tent for three days to
fumigate with Vikane
gas which
will eliminate dry wood
termites. This fumigation involves 9 buildings, 5 building owners,
37 business owners, and
5 apartment residents.
Please note, one side of
Donnelly Street will be
shut down at 425 N Donnelly Street from June 25
to June 30, 2016 for the
termite fumigation process.
Wolf Branch Road Closes through August 1, 2016
The Lake County Public
Works Department is announcing that Wolf Branch
Road between Heather
Street and Britt Road/Niles
Road will be closed from
Monday, June 13 through
Monday, Aug. 1. The road
closure is part of the Wolf
Branch Sink Drainage Improvement Project, which
is designed to capture and
provide water quality treatment of stormwater runoff
in the area. The project lies
within the Wekiva Springs
Protection Area and is estimated to provide pollutant
load reductions. The contracted project is funded by
the Stormwater Municipal
Service Taxing Unit
(MSTU) Fund and a Lake
County Water Authority
Stormwater Grant Program
agreement. Detour signs will
be posted to alert the public
to these changes, and drivers will be detoured to U.S.
Highway 441, State Road
46, and Round Lake Road.
Motorists are asked to allow
for extra travel time, and to
exercise caution while in
the area due to the new traffic pattern. For more information regarding the road
work, contact the Lake
County Public Works Department at 352-253-6007.
Traffic Signal Upgrade Begins Downtown
Traffic Signals at the
corner of 5th and Donnelly will be upgraded
over the next few
weeks. Construction is
planned at night so we
may avoid as many traffic
interruptions as possible.
Construction dates/times:
June 27 – June 30: 9 pm
to 7 am
July 5 – July 7: 9 pm to
7 am
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Mount Dora Police Department, Mount Dora’s Mrs. Claus
Bid Farewell to Santa Claus, Eugene Kessinger
It is with heavy hearts that we
bid farewell to Norman Eugene
Kessinger, who passed away on
June 13. Eugene was an integral
part of the Mount Dora Police
Department (MDPD) family
and the holiday tradition to
spread Christmas cheer
throughout the community. Eugene served as our Santa Claus
alongside Mrs. Claus, Administrative Assistant Debbie Fecht,
for the past five years. His kindness and love of children were
endless. He truly brought
MDPD’s holiday season traditions to life with his jovial persona and warm embraces.
Each year Eugene was part of the
group that visits a local family
who either has a child with disabilities or is struggling to provide
a Christmas to their kids, or both.
Santa (Eugene) was always the
epitome of Christmas cheer as
families are showered with gifts,
food, and love; taking each child
gently on his lap portraying the
true spirit of the season – that of
a giving and caring heart.
Eugene began working with
MDPD as Santa Claus in 2010
on the Santa Tour. An event that
started out as a one-night, fourhour tour through Mount Dora
with Santa (Eugene) and Mrs.
Claus (Debbie Fecht) on their
sleigh, spreading holiday cheer.
The event grew rapidly and by
2015, MDPD devoted three
nights, 8 police vehicles, 12 golf
carts, 2 police motorcycles, a fire
truck and a police vehicle pulling
Santa’s sleigh while Santa and
Mrs. Claus threw candy and gave
out presents, blasting Christmas
carols, and visited most all of
Mount Dora neighborhoods.
Please keep checking the MDPD
Facebook page
(www.Facebook.com/
MountDoraPoliceDepartment) for
updates as the holiday season approaches and plan to join us as we
commemorate our lost Santa
Claus.
This year and furthermore, the
Santa Tour will be re-named the
Euguene Kessinger Santa Tour
honoring the memory our Santa
Claus. The Eugene Kessinger
Santa Tour will take place December 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2016.
Mount Dora Veterans Come Together on Flag Day
At 12:00 PM on Tuesday, June
14, a patriotic ceremony to celebrate Flag Day was held at the
War Memorial (corner of 5th
Ave. and Baker St. - across
Baker from City Hall). The
event drew in many of the areas
veterans to commemorate the
day. It was 66 years ago; in
June 1950 that President Truman ordered US air and naval
forces to South Korea. A Korean veteran laid a wreath at the
base of the monument while
participants honored a moment
of silence for all those who
fought for our Country. “I wish
to thank Rozann Abato for
taking the time to put together
the Flag Day ceremony at the
Mount Dora War Memorial,”
says Mayor Nick Girone, City
of Mount Dora. “Our Flag is
the one true symbol that unites
a whole country. Freedom is
precious. You only have to go
to another country to see why.
Freedom comes with a high
price and at every fight for freedom; the American Flag flies
proudly. God Bless America, the
Veterans who fought, and our
troops who continue the fight for
Freedom around the world.”
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Mount Dora Patrons of the Community Building Host Concert June 25
The Mount Dora Patrons of
the Community Building are
pleased to offer an evening of
affordable entertainment. On
Saturday, June 25th the Community Building will play
host to the IU Band. The
IUBand is a group of central
Florida musicians that have
been together since 2010.
The band consists of several
singer songwriters that support each other. Each artist
brings a different flavor of
song writing to the table and
creates a unique and eclectic
musical experience for the
listener and audience member.
The IUBand will be playing
songs and other music acts
including original music as
well as familiar pop covers
from Coldplay to the Beatles,
Michael Jackson to Elton
John.
Concert Details:
When: June 25, 2016
Time:
7 PM
Tickets: $10 General Seating and $15 for VIP Seating
Ticket Locations: Mount
Dora Area Chamber of
Commerce, Parks and Recreation Office
Tickets are available online:
www.MountDoraLive.com
For More Information:
(352) 735-7183
Movies Under the Stars & Movies in the Park
MOVIES BEGIN AT
DUSK!
Movies in the Park at Donnelly Park:
Movies Under the Stars at
Elizabeth Evans Park:
June 10th - Aladdin (PG)
June 17th - Casablanca
(NR)
July 15th - American Sniper
(R)
August 19th - Honkey Tonk
Freeway (G)
July 8th - Norm of the North
(PG)
August 12th - Surf's Up (PG)
September 9th - Zootopia (PG)
October 14th - Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG)
November 11th - Annie (PG)
December 9th - Happy Feet
Two (PG)
For more information on
the list of movies being
shown, please contact
Parks and Rec at (352)
735-7183.
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A Message from Mayor Nick Girone:
On behalf of the City of
Mount Dora, our thoughts and
prayers are with all those affected by the tragedy in Orlando at Pulse Nightclub. In
light of the tragedy, we have
received several inquiries
about the safety of our events
in the City of Mount Dora. I
want to ensure you that the
safety of our citizens and visitors is the top priority for the
City . The Mount Dora Police
Department will work with all
event promoters to ensure that
proper security measures are
in place. All special events in
Mount Dora city limits under-
go a rigorous public safety evaluation and our officers go through
safety training regularly so that
the best possible security
measures are in place at the time
of events.
The safety of our citizens is not
something we take lightly at the
City of Mount Dora and we
thank you for trusting us with
the task of keeping our citizens
and visitors safe.
- - Mayor Nick Girone, City of
Mount Dora
City Council Meeting Synopsis: 6/7/16
From the Desk of the City
Clerk:
1. The City Council approved regular minutes dated May 3, 2016
2. The City Council approved Capital Improvement Plan minutes dated
May 12, 2016
3. The City Council approved regular minutes dated May 17, 2016
4. The City Council was presented
with an overview of the Code Enforcement process. The overview was
given by Police Chief John O’Grady
accompanied by staff members
5. The City Council approved Resolution 2016-24, Municipal Election
2016
6. The City Council, by majority
vote, approved Resolution 2016-16,
Re-Imposition of Fire Assessment Fee
describing method of assessment to
property and initial rate
7. The City Council approved the
purchase of two new fire apparatus
from Pierce Manufacturing
8. The City Council approved a five
foot easement to the city of Leesburg
for installation of new fiber optic cable
for Fire Station #35
9. The City Council did not approve
an Interlocal Agreement with Lake
County for paving of Fifth Avenue.
Council unanimously agreed the
agreement presented was not in the
best interest of the City due to the unknown conditions under asphalt. This
item was tabled and staff was asked to
attempt further negotiations with Lake
County
10. Mayor Girone appointed Anthony
Sabatini to serve as an alternate member on the Library Advisory Board;
Councilmember Rowlett seconded the
appointment motion and Mr. Sabatini
was appointed by a unanimous vote of
City Council
11. Kim Leinbach, Interim City Manager, announced that applications and
recommendations for the City Manager will be presented at the July 5,
2016, regular meeting, by Slavin Management
12. Mayor Girone was approved to be
a voting delegate for the City of Mount
Dora at the upcoming Florida League
of Cities conference
13. The City Council made a motion
to have a future discussion about
whether the City Clerk position should
be a chartered position
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