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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1972
Page
1
The town celebrated Independence Day with a traditional observance highlighted by the Naval Training Center Band and the Fifty Flags Marching Group from Orlando. Food vendors depleted supplies as many organizations contributed to a successful community event.
The Florida Public Service Commission ordered a freeze on rates charged by privately owned water and sewer firms in Lake County. The action, effective June 13, follows Lake County’s request for PSC jurisdiction and requires registration and certificates to operate, freezing taps, cut-ons, and construction cost contributions.
An item from the business guide appears with fragmented text about bus times and services. The readable portions reference a bus schedule and related notices, but essential specifics or destinations are missing from the fragments.
Mount Dora held its first Fourth of July Jubilee at Gilbert Park drawing an estimated 5000 attendees. PTO pancake breakfast fed 250 plus. Rotary Booth sold 500 hot dogs and 700 hamburgers. Lions Club served 550 chicken barbecue plates. The event featured a 3 pm program with Naval Training Center participants, a fireworks show, archery displays, and Lake Dora sky diving.
Construction advances on a $540,000 72 unit low rent project along 13th Avenue in Mount Dora. The 19 single story buildings will offer 1 2 and 3 bedroom all electric units with rents based on tenant salary subsidized by the federal government. Local residents get first chance at units and occupancy is limited to two persons per bedroom. The project aims to prevent slum conditions with on site maintenance and occasional government inspections. Paving of 13th Avenue will be shared by Oakland Associates as state officials plan new road work. The project is slated for completion next January and may prompt relocation from poorer housing in East Town to enforce city housing rules.
The Mount Dora City Park Department imposes a 10 dollar donation for non residents using the Gilbert Park pavilion. Reservations go through the Chamber of Commerce with a receipt posted during use. Locals remain exempt from the donation while a new picnic area near the old tool shed is prepared for use.
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