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News : Municipalities Last Updated: Jun 19th, 2005 - 20:05:13

News : Municipalities - Jun 14, 2005
Casselberry sees $2 million budget hole
Stung by last year's hurricanes and sluggish tax revenue, Casselberry is facing a financial crunch. The city is $2 million short of meeting expenses in next year's budget, prompting officials to consider drastic measures, ranging from eliminating jobs to raising property taxes. The alternative: dipping further into already-depleted reserves.

News : Municipalities - Jun 7, 2005
Oviedo adopts tough rules for sex offenders
With fanfare that included a phone call from the father of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, Oviedo gave final approval Monday night to rules keeping sex offenders with young victims almost a half-mile away from places kids congregate

News : Municipalities - May 17, 2005
Oviedo seeks strict limits on where child molesters live
With little discussion, the City Council decided Monday night to pursue an ordinance that would effectively prohibit some convicted sex offenders from living within most of Oviedo's city limits.

News : Municipalities - Apr 27, 2005
Casselberry passes labor agreement
Casselberry commissioners have approved a labor agreement with United Service Workers, which covers the public-works department and some parks and recreation employees.

News : Municipalities - Apr 19, 2005
Sanford secretary suspended a day
Her punishment for working on a campaign flier on city equipment is reduced from a week.

News : Municipalities - Apr 13, 2005
Sanford city manager resigns
Sanford will pay city manager’s salary through Nov. 30

News : Municipalities - Apr 9, 2005
Lake Mary to retain early voting option
Lake Mary City Commissioners voted Thursday night to opt out of the 15-day early voting period, but clearly signaled their intent to offer a shorter period during which residents can cast early votes.

News : Municipalities - Apr 5, 2005
Altamonte Springs to offer early voting
Seminole County Democrats scored their second victory in two nights with the vote by the Altamonte Springs City Commission.  On Monday evening, they convinced the Longwood City Commission to reverse themselves and retain the early voting option within city limits for Longwood residents.

News : Municipalities - Apr 5, 2005
Longwood commissioners retain early voting option
Longwood city commissioners reversed themselves Monday evening and retained the early voting option within city limits for its residents.

News : Municipalities - Apr 3, 2005
Hospital reassures Oviedo leaders
Even if firm wins bidding challenge, it can't open until 2008


Latest Headlines
News
Seminole Democrats to fight for paper trails on new touch-screen machines
 
Casselberry sees $2 million budget hole
 
Seminole Democrats have new vice-chair
 
Oviedo adopts tough rules for sex offenders
 
Seminole parents against rezoning plan to get day in court
 
Lawsuits challenging Seminole school zones may not be resolved before school starts
 
Residency checks to be required for high school enrollment
 
County missing 1 vote needed to raise gas tax
 
Jeb raises Florida money to aid California political battle
 
Oviedo seeks strict limits on where child molesters live
 
Commentary
Too chicken to walk to school?
 
The Internet is for everyone
 
Right decision on rezoning
 
Inquiry needed into Feeney's connection to influence peddling
 
Oviedo Republican finds Feeney's excuses shameful
 
Tom Feeney's selective lapses of intelligence
 
Un-neighborly conduct
 
Rep. Feeney's excuses for his ethical lapses wearing then
 
Bush administration seeks control of electoral process from Tallahassee to Seminole
 
Supervisor of Elections fails his first test
 
Columns
Freshman commissioners illustrate best and worst of behavior
 
Planned forum opens debate over duties of Elections Supervisor
 
Commuter rail is latest delusional attempt at believing we are really in control of development
 
Sentinel continues to fail in its role as area's major news provider
 
School Board reflects political climate of our times
 
Just like a decade ago, commissioners lack courage to take necessary action
 
Honoring heroes of the past should include meeting needs of the present
 
Bandwagon rolling through Seminole may not be taking proper path
 
Commissioner Carey's consistent contradictions continue
 
In School Board's view, to save the village, you must destroy it
 
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