Voter Registration Ends for 1974 General Election
Registration books close at 5 p m Saturday September 21 for the 1974 general election. Mount Dora election registration deadline is December 10. County level registration through the Lake County Courthouse and Mount Dora City Hall hours are noted with notices of extended Saturday operations. A new state law requires the early closing of books 45 days before elections and five days after.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
Lake County
Mount Dora Chamber halts paving and forum plans
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce delaying paving of a behind depot parking area until after year end. A city manager panel forum and a barbecu concert were cancelled due to low ticket sales, despite a $3,500 paving bid with a $1,000 donation. The group cites insufficient funds, while city budget info and internal governance details frame the delay.
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Mount Dora
SCL
Childs Park
Cofc
Jean Cookiedlicka
Lindsley Paving
Chamber of Commerce
Harlow Middleton
Mount
Obituaries and Notes in a Curious Bird Themed Page
A compact page mixes obituaries with lighthearted notes on birds and daily life. It threads small items about people’s passing, brief community updates, and curiosities tied to avian topics, all presented in a vintage local-paper voice.
Delay in tax monies delays city budget in Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council learned from County Clerk James Watkins that Lake County reassessment will delay ad valorem and personal tax revenues beyond January 1, 1975. The council faces a shortfall as it prepares the fiscal year starting October 1, 1974, with a budget session planned for September 25. Also noted were planning decisions, including a kindergarten program at St Edward's Church, mobile classrooms for the Church of Christ, a roof replacement for the Community Building, and a sidewalk request on Clayton Street.
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Cil
Cofc
Chamber
Middleton
Gilbert Park
Mount Dora
County Commission
James Watkins
Lake County
Carl Fowler
G.R.M
Bob) Pearson
St. Edward's Episcopal Church
Fifth Ave
Church of Christ
John Cain
N. Donnelly St
Shirley Murray
Jefferson Ray II
Clayton St
Ninth
Eleventh Aves
Mount Dora considers City Manager government study
Mayor Tom Champion pushed to place a December ballot question on adopting a City Manager form of government. City Attorney Roy Christopher urged a drafted charter for voter edification and delayed the issue to 1975. Champion proposed naming a council committee to disseminate pros and cons to residents.
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Tom Champion
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Christopher
Champion
Baggage Meeting Room Unveiled in Mount Dora
The Baggage Meeting Room at the Depot in Mount Dora opened with a 9 a.m. ribbon cutting on Thursday September 12. Attendees included J Blair Culpepper president Winter Park Federal Savings and Loan Mount Dora Mayor Tom Champion and Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce president Harlow Middleton. Winter Park Federal gave 12000 toward renovations of the former baggage room adjoining the Chamber offices.
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Mount Dora
J. Blair Culpepper
Winter Park Federal Savings and Loan Association
Tom Champion
Cofc
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Richard Edgerton
Walker Horsley
William Seabrook
Board of Directors
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By Boerner DeNike
Pearson
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