Questioned City Council Session on Sewage Plant Land Purchase
A special session to approve buying 20 acres on Highway 441 for 13 500 dollars faced legality questions. The meeting, not called by the mayor as required, was held with no press notice and preceded by informal notices, risking an informal session with no actionable decisions.
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Highway 441
Guy Bliss
Lake Coleman
Albert O’neall
Roy Christopher
Coleman
Christopher
Washington Approves Dora Post Office Site and Plan
Washington approves Mount Dora new post office at Donnelly and Seventh Avenue. Site covers 16 849 square feet with 5155 square feet of building space and a loading platform. bids expected in 60 days. Building funded by private investment with USPS leasing term up to five years.
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Mount Dora
Arthur E. Summerfield
Harry Hopcraft
Donnelly
Seventh Av
Washington
Hopcraft
Post Office Dept
Postal Dept
s_ capital
Summerfield
Little Leaguers Get Ball Park
City Council approved a three-diamond ball park on city land off Rossiter Street for Little League use until the land is repurposed. The JayCees will sponsor and build the facility with no major tree removals. Twenty plus teams and 120 players this year outgrew the school athletic field.
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Rossiter St
Ball Park
JayCees
Pictured Mount Dora site spurs confusion over canyon claim
Two views show a large excavation east of Mount Dora, initially misread as a miniature Grand Canyon. The top view appears to depict an underpass alignment for Highway 441 crossing the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, with further details implied beyond the frame.
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Mount Dora
Grand Canyon
Sylvan Shores Eyes Mount Dora Sewage Plan and Annexation
Sylvan Shores residents monitor Mount Dora’s proposal for a $1.76 million sewer extension and treatment plant. Engineer Albert O Neall notes potential annexation of fringe areas for sanitary sewerage while Sylvan Shores weighs joining talks amid septic troubles and repeated health concerns. Council defers to secure financing plans before advancing the proposal.
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Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Robert Travers
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Assn
Albert O'Neall
O’neall
Travers
Fred Saywell
Park Dr
Lake Coleman
Pond Disposal Plan Unsuited for Florida Mount Dora rejects pond method
Mount Dora officials reject the pond sewage disposal plan as inappropriate for Florida. Councilwoman Margaret Lafroos notes Florida Health Dept. forbids its use due to shallow water tables and contamination risk. She cites cost advantages but says no feasible substitute exists for the city’s planned system.
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Mount Dora
Margaret Lafroos
State Health Dept
Florida
Mio
Police Officer Honored for Courage in Liquor Store Arrest
J. T. Bud Huett received a city council commendation for facing danger while apprehending two burglars recently paroled from prison. He tracked a pickup with stolen liquor through Mount Dora and Howey in the Hills, forced it off a highway, and held the suspects at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
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J. T. “Bud” Huett
Guy C. Bliss
Howey-in-the-Hills
Mount Dora
Huett
Sheriff’s Office
Mr. Huett
Fifth Av
Wet July increases city water and power use
Dorans consumed 17.256 million gallons of city water in July, up from 15.615 million in July 1959 and 12.336 million in June 1960. Electric usage rose to 985000 KWH in July, versus 825000 KWH a year earlier and 906000 KWH in June this year.
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Dorans
Dirt shifting fuels Mount Dora growth amid 85 000 yard excavation
Builders move 85 000 yards of dirt for the new Highway 441 east of Mount Dora. Haulers push clay, sand, and loam to the Eddie Waite lot, creating a high ground near the railroad excavation. Local residents claim compensation and road workers discuss dirt sales at 49 cents a yard for public projects.
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Etla
Mount Dora
Hubbard Construction Co
Atlantic Coastline Railroad
Grand Canyon
Florida
Eddie Waite
Waite
Howard McRee
Donnelly
Robie St
M. O
Buster” Williams
Milner-Rosenwald
Williams
Charles Goodson
Cassia
DeLand
Gas Purchase Survey Due in August for City Gas Venture
City Council will review a long-awaited feasibility report the third week in August. The study examines the Houston Gas Co mine to decide whether to renew the franchise or buy out holdings and run gas distribution as a municipal revenue source.
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Lake Coleman
Houston Gas Co
Ita Holdings
Social Security Office to Visit Mount Dora City Hall
A representative from the Social Security Administration District Office in Orlando will be at Mount Dora City Hall on Tuesday August 18 from 9 am to noon to assist with old age and survivors insurance benefits social security accounts and information.
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Social Security Administration
Orlando
Mount Dora
City Ponders Sewer System For Third Time
City Council again weighs a sanitary sewer project with a proposed 2.12 million dollar bond plan to complete lines and treatment plant. Land purchase of 13 500 dollars secures site near Lake Dora. areas 1 6 7 and 8 would be covered and 741 customers served in Area 1.
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Highway 441
Lake Dora
Albert O’neall
Clayton St
Shirley Av
Camp Au
Highland St
D. D. Roseborough
12Th Av
Helen St
Sanford Rd
East Town
Fiscal Agents To Advise on Improvements
Mount Dora council selected Leedy Wheeler and Aleman and W. J. Meredith & Co. as fiscal agents to prepare a financing plan for city improvements. The scope may exceed sewer and water projects, with talk of enlarging the Community building and potential bonding options including revenue bonds or voter-approved taxes.
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Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
O’neall
Leedy, Wheeler and Aleman
W. J. Meredith & Co
Margaret Lofroos
David Bowen
Mount Dora projects sewer plan to serve 2138 customers
City survey by Albert O Neall analyzes sewering Mount Dora at 2 323 150 to serve 1 477 customers and 3 195 lots. The study maps occupied and vacant lots across districts, shows lift stations costs, and projects 30 year revenue bonds and net income of 32 000, raising questions about future use of 1838 unbuilt lots and orange groves.
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East Town
Orange Groves
Mount Dora
Area No. 1
Area No. 2
No. 1
Area 1
Area 2
Mount Dora Building Permits Jump in July 1960
City Council heard that July 1960 permits reached 36 650 dollars, a sharp rise from 1 500 dollars the previous July. Of the total 14 500 dollars financed the new Youth Center, marking continued upward momentum from 1959.
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Mount Dora
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Robiest
Goethe
City Hall
Dora
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