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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1972
Page
1
The newspaper notes a flood of readers extending their subscriptions before a February 1 rate hike. Acknowledging reader trust, the editor promises to meet expectations and includes selected reader letters in the Letters to the Editor section on Page 4.
Mount Dora, along with Dunedin and Lake Worth, is listed as a safe place in the forthcoming book Safe Places by David and Holly Franke. The 34 month, 20000 mile trip and FBI data underpin the ranking, with local interviews cited but no city specifics in published summaries.
A group of area chamber of commerce presidents and a tourism owner met at Mount Dora to form an association promoting Highway 19. About 50 people met in December to create a steering group and raised over 1200 dollars. At the January 26 session William Ray of Salt Springs led by laws tweaks and chose Backwoods Trail as the highway designation. A follow up meeting will elect officers and approve by laws with date to be announced.
Mount Dora City Council reviewed a 1.25 million condo cluster on S Highland St opposite the golf club. Realtor E Everette Huskey proposed 7 blocks of five two-bedroom homes for adults, with a New England style called Bunker Hill. The project includes 24 percent land use and a 25 foot buffer. Mayor Willmott criticized the contemporary design and the council approved a first reading to rezone 5 acres to R3. A separate first reading rezoned 55000 square feet on Liberty Ave to R3 for six duplexes. The Eudora Road Triangle Elementary site was rezoned with bids due Feb 15. East Town issues included opening Jackson St as a east-west artery and adding 600 feet of sidewalk on N Highland St for student use.
Lake County launches its first local bus network with five routes including Mount Dora to Sorrento. The program, funded by a $100 000 federal grant, will begin Monday from the Eustis terminal. In-city fares start at 35 cents, with zone-based rates up to 1 dollar.
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