Mount Dora City Council Recommends 1.93 Million Budget
The Mount Dora City Council Finance Committee reviews a 1.93 million operating budget for the new fiscal year starting Oct 1. The plan raises overall spending about 10 percent from the current year with funds set for water lines fire hydrants cemetery expansion and park improvements while police patrol additions were not funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Carl Fowler
East Town
Pine Forest Cemetery
Park Commission
Gordon Dake
Dake
Police Department
Jesse Willmott
Mount Dora Hurricanes Star John Miller III Shines
Hero of the week John Miller III of the Mount Dora Hurricanes is pictured during picture day. His key play in the Golden Triangle Jamboree last Friday night produced a blocked punt and a fumble recovery that led to a quarter victory over Eustis, 7 to 0.
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John Miller III
Mount Dora
Citizens push committees seek budget report in Mount Dora
At its latest general meeting the Concerned Citizens Association of Mount Dora voted to ask the City to publish a 1973 74 budget report and form a Committee on City Finances. They plan to recruit new members ahead of the December 11 municipal election and seek ongoing renewals and funds for civic information and political action.
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Concerned Citizens Association of
Mount Dora
Robe Carson
William Godtel
Ruggles Apthorpe
Hank Cibula
Louise Shippee
Joseph Vidon
Richard Jackson
Citizens Reiter
Concerned Citizens Association
Park Commission under fire as resignations loom
Mount Dora City Council weighs fate of the Park Commission after two members Walter Wiederhold and George Outcast resigned. Council discusses budget implications and a possible direct supervision plan to cut costs, amid scrutiny of Donnelly Park’s condition and a $3,000 overrun in the $25,300 budget.
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Walter Wiederhold
George Outcast
Carl Fowler
Commission
Mount Dorans
Dake
Jesse Willmott
Park Commission
Donnelly Park
Drug raid arrests two men in Mount Dora near US 441
Officers from Mount Dora Police Department and Lake County Sheriff's Department arrested Morrall Bell and Sammy Hill after informants triggered a raid on a Wolf Branch Road house. Bell faced marijuana and drug trafficking charges, Hill faced possession charges. about $100 in street level drugs and paraphernalia were seized. Bell posted $600 bail. Hill remained jailed on $500 bond. A house owner, Mrs. Pratt, is believed absent. police anticipate further arrests up to a dozen for possession.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Bell
Hill
Fire protection efforts advance around Mount Dora
Two groups pursue fire protection for unincorporated areas near Mount Dora. A volunteer fire department effort west of the city reports strong community support after a Sept meeting. A separate plan seeks county and city negotiations to extend Mount Dora fire service to areas outside the city.
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Mount Dora
David Iannone
Tom Windram
Old 441
Lake Dora
Carl Tucker
Lake County
District 4 Fire Protection Association
Eustis
Seminole County
Lations
Vic Sinisi
District 4
Commissioner Windram
Mount Dora City
Tyrone Parker
C.M
Grubbs
Holain
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