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Looking pretty In effort to purchase Camp Wewa, city is looking at various options By Teresa Sargeant lando; and Clayton, Roper Apopka Chief Staff and Marshall, of Altamonte Springs. To round out As for the public sur- a state grant application re- vey, the city posted a link to questing $1 million to help it on its Facebook page Fri- acquire Camp Wewa, the day, January 29, at 4 p.m. city of Apopka has recruit- By Monday, February 1, ed two appraisers to con- at 8 a.m., 152,000 peo- duct the property’s apprais- ple had seen that Face- al and also did a survey to book post. There were gauge public opinion of 5,664 responses, 963 share, what to do with the camp- and 2,998 emailed surveys ground. sent to the city. The sur- The Apopka City vey results will be includ- Council held a special ed with the grant applica- This picture shows an interior of one of the cabins at meeting on Wednesday, tion packet. February 3, in City Hall Camp Wewa. “It was an amaz- to discuss the next steps in ing outpouring of support flling out the grant applica- Last month, the city chapel, and various meet- for Camp Wewa,” Nelson tion for submission to the received a call from the ing places. The camp has said. Florida Department of En- YMCA saying that it intend- been closed since Septem- The survey asked re- vironmental Protection, as ed to sell Camp Wewa to ber 2019, when school went spondents such questions A green heron may be looking at its reflection in a well as how to make the a developer, Mayor Bry- into session. Over 70 years as their familiarity with canal along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, but it’s property more fnancially an Nelson said. He asked old, Camp Wewa is located Camp Wewa, whether the more likely looking for something to eat. The 11- viable. the representative to give at 221 S. Binion Rd. city should continue offer- mile, one-way wildlife drive is open Friday through The City Council also the city a few weeks to de- The appraisals, which ing camp opportunities at Sunday and most federal holidays. The entrance asked city recreation direc- vise a plan for purchasing must be done because the facility should the city tor Brian Forman to devise Camp Wewa. Camp Wewa is worth an acquire it, what camp ac- gate is located at 2850 Lust Rd., Apopka, and a fnancial statement out- Camp Wewa’s ame- estimated $5 million, have tivities to offer and rental opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m. Vehicles must lining the revenue and ex- nities include a din- to be completed by March opportunities. be off the drive by 5 p.m. The wildlife drive’s lone penses to show the proper- ing hall, Olympic- 1. The appraisers are Integ- exit is along Jones Avenue in Zellwood. ty’s economic feasibility. sized pool, camping lodges, ra Realty Resources, of Or- See CAMP Page 12A City attorney’s social media proposal postponed two weeks by City Council
By John Peery ly agreed to meet with city commis- the members of the City Council, not Apopka Chief Staff sioners and Mayor Bryan Nelson in- their personal Facebook pages. dividually before the next City Coun- “When I frst read this thing, I The adoption of a proposed pol- cil meeting on February 17 so that he had red fags going off right, left, icy for the city of Apopka’s social can incorporate their thoughts into a and center because all of us who sit media pages was postponed for two social media policy they would accept up here on the council are included in weeks after city commissioners raised and approve. this policy and the way that it reads is questions about the proposal present- Among the questions raised that I, as an elected offcial, have to go ed by city attorney Michael Rodri- about the proposed policy was one re- through some director-level position guez. garding who must approve the posts on staff to get any content that I want Rodriguez brought the fve-page on social media pages that are off- to put on social media approved via policy to the City Council Wednes- cially affliated with the city of Apop- staff level,” said City Commissioner day, February 3, during the coun- ka, including the commissioner or City attorney Michael Rodriguez speaks to the City cil’s regular meeting, but eventual- mayor Facebook pages of each of See SOCIAL Page 11A Council at its meeting on Wednesday, February 3.
Tax dollars from state even lower than predicted This week By John Peery 2021 payment – from taxes col- the state is 5.74 percent less than Section A Apopka Chief Staff lected this coming March – will be expected when annualized. Opinion ...... 2A higher than the $584,305 that the “At least it (annualized num- Public notices ...... 4A The tax dollars the city of city received last May for March ber) gives you an estimate, but Apopka receives from the state 2020. when we get down to May and Bus. Rev ...... 6A,9A government each month continue “When we get to May – be- later, these are going to be higher. Dining & Ent ...... 10A to be much lower than last year, but cause it’s a two-month lag, it’s re- They should be unless we have an also a little bit below what the state ally March and that’s when we had issue (with COVID-19). I think it Section B estimated it would be sending out the (coronavirus) hit – it should be will be better than that. As we get each month. a lot better than that. At that time, closer to those other months, we’ll Sports ...... 1B Apopka City Administrator we should be going the other direc- have more, but who knows,” Bass Worship ...... 2B Edward Bass said Apopka received tion,” Bass said. said. Kapers ...... 5B $720,825 from the state for gen- In 2020, the city – based on The city administrator is hop- eral revenue sharing and the half- numbers from state economists ing that the economy will improve Legal ads ...... 7B-10B cent gas sale tax in January and that Edward Bass – budgeted to receive $11.8 mil- enough so that Apopka will re- Classifed..... 10B-12B amount was 26 percent less than lion from the two revenue-sharing ceive at least the $10 million that Service Dir...... 12B the $968,097 the city received from . . . city administrator funds, but actually ended up with the state has told the city it will re- the state in January 2020. 2020 when the effects of the eco- $9.6 million due to the economic ceive. Because the tax payments nomic shutdown began due to CO- shutdown. “Do I think it will hit the from the state lag two months be- VID-19. This year, the state told Apop- $10-million mark? It’s hard to say, hind, those payments in 2020 took But because the economy has ka to expect $10,016,355 from but the later months coming will a big nose dive in May 2020, which rebounded somewhat since then, those revenue-sharing dollars. So covered taxes collected in March Bass said he is hoping that the May far, the actual funds received from See BUDGET Page 8A
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The Apopka Chief A weekly newspaper founded in 1923 Publisher Reporters Marketing Director John Ricketson Richard Corbeil Jackie Trefcer Editor Teresa Sargeant Advertising John Peery Neal Fisher Kayla Leon General Manager Photographer Emeritus Tammy Keaton Neoma Knox Our position Purchase of ‘local gem’ from YMCA is a good idea The city of Apopka is consid- Harmon Road as it will likely look ering cobbling together an effort to sell that property to a developer Parked vehicles cause problems to purchase Camp Wewa from the and use those funds to help pay for Central Florida YMCA in order to the purchase of Camp Wewa. My offce gets many County Commissioner parking lots for oversized calls regarding cars or District 2 trucks or as storage lots for save the unique property and con- The entire situation is one that trucks parked on the road abandoned vehicles. tinue its use as a camp and recre- no one saw coming a month ago, for days that turn into Here are the highlights ational facility, but under the city’s but it’s one that is certainly worth weeks. Often, we’re talk- of the county’s changes: ownership and management. pursuing by the city. If the apprais- ing about cars left on the *$150 fne (up from a $30 A story that begins on page 1A al comes back with a value in the side of the road with no fne) for parking commer- explains the situation, but the short neighborhood of $5 million for tags or current registra- cial dual rear-wheeled ve- tion. Many times we get hicles in the right of way version is that the COVID-19 pan- Camp Wewa, the city will certain- calls that semi-trucks stay Christine Moore *$30 fne/or tow for park- demic has sent the Central Flori- ly have a chance to make the deal parked overnight on roads ing a vehicle with no li- da YMCA into an economic abyss work. If it’s a lot more than that, and streets blocking the enforcement specialists cense plate or current reg- and the management of the YMCA it may be one of those wishes that view for other drivers. worked for more than a istration looked at the sale of Camp Wewa doesn’t get fulflled because of the Recreational vehicles or year to develop a new set *$30 fne for parking a as a way to help keep the organiza- cost. trailers parked in front of of parking standards and trailer in the right of way people’s property can eas- *$30 fne for parking an tion afoat fnancially. However, if a state grant of enforcement tools that we ily clog up narrow residen- on the Board of County RV in the right of way A courtesy call was made from up to $1 million is approved, if tial streets. Commissioners voted into *$30 fne/or tow for vehi- the YMCA about three weeks ago the current city-owned property is In Orange County, a effect last year. cles parked under car cov- to Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson, sold, and if a couple of other items dedicated group of trans- The bottom line is Or- ers telling him that the YMCA had a fall into place, the city will have portation planners and ange County roads and developer who wanted to purchase saved what is a local gem that will Sheriff’s Offce parking their rights-of-way are not See MOORE Page 4A the 70-acre parcel off Binion Road be used by many more genera- in Apopka in order to build houses tions of Apopkans and others from It is good to recognize counselors upon the wooded property that also throughout Central Florida. has lakes on the parcel. Camp Wewa has a legacy of As we start February, Orange County School on their path to success. there are several special Board, District 7 But they also can That call was just meant to in- many memories for many people groups that have designa- lead groups and help par- form the mayor that the sale was throughout the area. An online sur- tions in the month that are ents fnd resources to help likely to happen, but Nelson, a vey that the city posted on Friday, recognized by our school their children with so- Wewa camper in his youth, saw it January 29, at 4 p.m. and closed district and others around cial and emotional needs. as an opportunity for the city to ac- just three days later on Monday, the state and country. Our schools not only quire the property in order to keep February 1, at 8 a.m. received One of those groups is have school counselors school counselors. that work in each of our it as is, but with some upgrades and many thousands of looks and had National School Coun- Melissa Byrd schools, but our district necessary maintenance. more than 5,600 people participate seling Week, which was also has 30 licensed mental The whirlwind effort for the in the survey. And, as we would this week, is meant to fo- Today, all of our health counselors that are city to acquire Camp Wewa has in- have expected, the survey showed cus public attention on schools have a school assigned to schools to pro- cluded many at City Hall. Certain- that people were nearly unanimous the unique contribution of counselor and they are vital vide extra support to our ly there are many questions that in their support of the city moving school counselors with- to our students’ success. In schools. in U.S. school systems. It The team of licensed must be asked and answered before forward with trying to purchase the the upper grades, they take highlights the tremendous on the monumental task of mental health counsel- Apopka should defnitively decide camp. impact school counselors class scheduling and help- ors support our students to purchase the property and move We certainly agree that it is can have in helping stu- ing students fnd class- and schools in a variety of ahead with utilizing it as an ameni- worth the effort and we hope that dents achieve school suc- es that are appropriate for ty for city residents, as well as for the deal can come together with the cess and plan for a career. them and that will set them See BYRD Page 6A those who don’t live in the city. cooperation of the YMCA and the Mayor Nelson originally pro- city of Apopka so that people of all posed a straight land swap of city- ages today and tomorrow will be This Week In God’s Word Mema Says owned property about two miles able to use the facilities and ame- away, but that has since been side- nities at Camp Wewa to enjoy the “A good name is rather to be chosen than Just because it lined. wonderful setting at the camp. great riches, and loving favour rather than is, doesn’t mean Now he and city staffers are If it doesn’t work out, then it silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1. it should be. seeking answers on how Apopka just wasn’t meant to be, but we can come up with the funds to out- hope and pray that it does as there right purchase the property, which are not that many gems similar to has been informally valued at Camp Wewa. The Apopka Chief is published every Friday and entered as Periodicals, post- about $5 million by the YMCA. Kudos to Mayor Nelson, the age paid at Apopka Post Offce, under the Act of Congress of March 3, As is required by law, the city City Council, and city staffers for 1879. The Apopka Chief newspaper is published by Foliage Enterprises, must get a professional apprais- working hard to try to make this Inc., every Friday at 400 N. Park Avenue, Apopka, Fla., 32712-3417. An al done of Camp Wewa, but it is happen, and if you are asked to annual subscription is $25 in Orange County and $30 outside Orange also getting an appraisal done of help, then, by all means, please County, Phone 407-886-2777. Postmaster: Send address changes to the property it owns nearby along help them make this happen. The Apopka Chief, PO Box 880, Apopka, Fla., 32704-0880.
A gang of investors can cause stock value to increase, then decrease Editor’s note: Richard The sudden, massive loss- a higher price. Short sellers losses on short-sellers. Be- “margin calls.” The more vicious cycle that can lead Corbeil is out for personal es happened when a tidal do the same thing except in cause the only way to sell the stock rises, the larger to a buying frenzy. reasons. We will run other wave of independent in- reverse sequence – that is, a stock short (that is, to sell the margin calls; thus, the That is exactly what columns in this space. dividual investors, spear- they sell frst, hopefully at a stock you don’t have) is more the short-sellers are happened last week. The headed by posts on red- a high price – and then buy to borrow it from a broker, “squeezed.” The only way stock of a company called By Dr. Mark W. dit.com, triggered a short later, hopefully at a lower the short seller not only to stop losing money is to GameStop Corp., which Hendrickson squeeze that torpedoed the price. Whereas “long” in- pays interest on the bor- exit the short position by had been trading under $20 Institute for Faith & hedge fund. vestors make money when rowed shares, but as the buying back the stock. But per share for ages, rose to Freedom For those of you un- the price rises, short sellers price rises, the short seller guess what? Buying back over $400 per share in just familiar with a “short make money when it falls. is legally required to trans- the stock adds to the buy- a couple of days when an The investment world squeeze,” let me explain. A short squeeze hap- fer more money in his bro- ing pressure, pushing the unorganized gang of in- was convulsed last week Most stock market inves- pens when increased buy- kerage account to make price of the stock up even dividual investors – the when at least one hedge tors “go long.” That means ing volume starts to push sure that the lender doesn’t more, causing more short- “Reddit mob” – bought fund (Melvin Capital) that they buy a stock and the price higher. Every dol- end up eating the losses. sellers to capitulate and lost billions of dollars. then hope to sell it later at lar the price rises inficts These are the infamous buy back their shares. It’s a See CORBEIL Page 4A The Apopka Chief, February 5, 2021, Page 3A Longtime teacher featured in exhibit By Francina Boykin ily and friends. Mr. Dabbs ry was a civic leader, vast Special to the Chief made a promise to persons landowner, farmer, and la- he interviewed for his mas- bor broker, along with Mo- Orange County Re- ter’s thesis that it would ses Norman, a farmer and gional History Center of not be made public until landowner. Both men were Orlando is featuring the everyone had passed away black and attempted to vote historical exhibit, “Yester- and the last person inter- after paying their poll taxes day, This Was Home, The viewed would have been at the urging of Judge John Ocoee Massacre 1920.” Allen Franks of Plymouth Cheney, who was running Apopka became a ref- who died in the late 1990s. on the Republican ticket for uge for black Ocoee citi- Mr. Franks told the story the U.S. Senate. Norman zens feeing violence in one of how he and his siblings escaped the violence and 2020 Edge of the most “single bloodi- were hiding around the death by making his way to est days in modern Ameri- Mildred Board swamps of Lake Apopka, Harlem in New York City, Finance With can political history.” Fam- . . . longtime teacher where he carried his broth- but July was not that fortu- ilies who fed Ocoee were er who was born with a nate as he was captured and 0% APR for 66 months John and Lucy Hickey, Jake feeing violence in Ocoee, physical condition that left taken to Orange County +$3,250 in Rebates and Mamie Brown, and Al- and saying to her father, him unable to walk. Jail, where he was already Disclaimer: *Savings my include a dealer discount, factory rebates, and Ford Credit len Franks. They settled in “I was like a rabbit in the The city of Ocoee near death from being shot Rebates. Ford Credit approval required. See dealer for details. Offer expires 3/1/2021. Plymouth in Northwest Or- wind, Ocoee is on fre and honored the victims of the in Ocoee, when vigilan- 1551 E. Semoran Blvd., Apopka, FL ange County. Descendants people are being killed.” 100-year-old Ocoee Mas- tes took him from the jail ÜÜÜ° Õ>ÝÀ`°VÊUÊ{äÇÇÓ£ÈÇn of these families still reside Ms. Board’s father, along sacre with a weeklong se- and hung him in Orlando in the area today. with other citizens, both ries of events in November Our own native daugh- black and white, set up bar- 2020 with an offcial apol- See EXHIBIT Page 5A ter, the late Mildred A. ricades at Ocoee-Apop- ogy from the mayor to the Personalized Service from our Family to Yours. 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Go to www.ocf. 4357 or 407-836-HELP. ring students for mental task than it was many years sources available to fami- a.m.-6 p.m.) net and put Planning in the You can always call health services. ago, yet our school coun- lies that need them, all you The full list of park- Search bar. my offce, too, and we will *Provision of brief coun- selors have kept up with have to do is ask. If you ing standards can be found Complaints for park- handle the problem as well. seling services. the challenge. would like assistance to in Chapter 35 of the Or- ing violations should be di- I’m at 407-836-5850. rected to the Sheriff’s Of- *Conducting trainings on One aspect that I think fnd mental health services mental health topics. is important to share is the for your child, reach out to *Attending various meet- counselors are able to as- your school counselor, the ings where a mental health sist in linking students to staffng specialist, or the PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE perspective or consultation community agencies for SAFE coordinator at your LARGE SCALE FUTURE LAND USE is benefcial. school-based counseling child’s school. As ocps.net states, services or private counsel- Thank you to all the AMENDMENT AND CHANGE OF ZONING “The years between child- ing services. school counselors who hood and adulthood rep- Finding resources or help our kids reach their CITY OF APOPKA resent a critical period of navigating choices can be full potential every day. NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Secs. 163.3184 and 166.041(3)(c), transitionshould and it signifcant be Ordinances diffcult for parents when You are unsung heroes and Florida Statutes and the Apopka Code of Ordinances, Part III, Land cognitive, mental, emo- they are worried about a we see you and appreci- Development Code, Article II, Section 2.4.7.B, that Tara Tedrow has (with an s)? made an application to the City Council for a CHANGE IN THE FUTURE tional, and social change. child’s mental health. The ate you! LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM MIXED USE TO INDUSTRIAL and a change in While adolescence is a school district has a refer- GOOD NEWS FROM Zoning from MU-ES-GT (Mixed Use East Shore Gateway District) to I-L time of tremendous growth ral system of community SCHOOLS (Light Industrial) FOR 11.94 +/- ACRES. This application relates to the following described properties located south of W. Orange and potential, navigating partners that work with stu- This week, principal Blossom Trail and West of Hermit Smith Road. new milestones in prepara- dents. Frank Mattucci from Zell- tion for adult roles involv- On ocps.net, under the wood Elementary shares Parcel I.Ds.: 01-21-27-0000-00-004 and 01-21-27-0000-00-072 Contains: 11.94 +/- Acres ing education, employ- student services tab, you some great updates from ment, relationships, and can fnd a list of partner his school. living circumstances can agencies that our counsel- Students are working be diffcult. These transi- ors refer out to that work hard in school and from tions can lead to various with our students in the mental health challenges school setting. Some agen- See BYRD Page 11A Hendrickson: Only those high- net worth individuals can invest Continued from page 2A huge amounts of mon- still holding the shares lots of GameStop’s shares. ey – the money that the (the “longs”), the so-called This triggered a massive hedge funds lost – from the powers that be in the f- short squeeze that caught short squeeze that they had nancial world intervened Melvin Capital off guard. caused. We shouldn’t feel and tried to check Mel- Melvin’s strategists appar- sorry for the hedge funds. vin’s losses. We probably ently had no exit plan in They only allow high-net don’t know yet who all the case of the market turn- worth individuals to invest these “powers” are, but we ing against them, so they with them because they do know that they included got roasted by the short know that the investment brokerage frms that arbi- squeeze, suffering massive techniques they use – le- trarily limited the number losses. verage, derivatives, short of shares of GameStop and One interesting aspect sales, etc. – are very risky. certain other securities that of this debacle is that the Thus, when a massive loss individual investors were number of shares of Game- actually materializes, there permitted to buy. This was Stop that had been sold is nothing unfair about it. designed to halt the short short reportedly exceeded It was simply the conse- squeeze, and so prevent the total number of shares quence of the risks they de- individual investors from in existence. That means liberately took. making more money at that some sellers were However, instead of hedge funds’ expense – es- short the same shares at the letting the short squeeze sentially changing the rules same time. I’m not sure if take its natural course and of the game in midstream, that is even legal, but sure- eventually come to an ex- rigging the market in favor PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ORDINANCE No. 2802 ly federal regulators need haustion point, at which of the wealthy Wall Street AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APOPKA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE the stock price would like- insiders. FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE APOPKA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF to look into that anomaly. CHANGE OF ZONING THE CITY OF APOPKA; CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION The individuals who ly collapse, thereby infict- FROM MIXED USE TO INDUSTRIAL FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY bought GameStop made ing huge losses on those See HENDRICKSON Page 11A CITY OF APOPKA GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF HOGSHEAD ROAD AND WEST OF HERMIT SMITH ROAD, OWNED BY CHORY HOLDINGS I LLC COMPRISING 11.94 NOTICE is hereby given that Alberto Esteben has made an application, ACRES, MORE OR LESS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND FOR The Impact of Covid-19 In in accordance with Florida Statutes 163.3187(c) and the Apopka Code AN EFFECTIVE DATE. of Ordinances, Part III, Land Development Code, Article II, Section Child Care Facilities in Florida 2.4.7(B) to the City of Apopka Planning Commission, and City Council ORDINANCE No. 2803 My name is Melody Bostic and I am the owner of for a REZONING OF PROPERTY. This application relates to the following AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APOPKA, FLORIDA, CHANGING Regal has described property: THE ZONING FROM MU-ES-GT (MIXED-USE EAST SHORE-GATEWAY Bright Little Gifts Learning SUBDISTRICT) TO I-L (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) FOR CERTAIN Academy Inc. Prior to the temporarily ORDINANCE NO. 2811 REAL PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF HOGSHEAD ROAD AND WEST OF unknown assailant known suspended AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APOPKA, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE HERMIT SMITH ROAD, COMPRISING 11.94 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND ZONING FROM TRANSITIONAL (T) TO RESIDENTIAL COUNTRY ESTATE OWNED BY CHORY HOLDINGS I LLC; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; today as COVID-19, we operations at all (RCE), FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1228 USTLER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. lived what we called an theatres all theatres ROAD, COMPRISING 5.06 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND OWNED BY ordinary life. At this time, ALBERTO ESTEBEN; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY NOTICE is given that a public hearing for Ordinance Nos. 2802 however, life has been until further notice. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN and 2803 will be held by the City of Apopka City Council at its EFFECTIVE DATE. regularly scheduled meeting in the City Council Chambers of the anything but ordinary. This is in response Apopka City Hall, 120 E. Main Street, Apopka, Florida on Wednesday, I have parents, who to an increasingly February 17, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m. are afraid to leave their home, and they are more at challenging Affected parties and the public may appear at the above listed risk of contracting the virus. We wear masks, wash theatrical landscape hearing to speak. The proposed Future Land Use and Zoning Application our hands, spray surfaces to kill bacteria, etc. Our can be inspected at the Apopka Community Development Department expenses are up, our income is down. and sustained key located at Apopka City Hall on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. City Hall address shown below. Please be advised I have been serving the Central Florida area for market closures. that, under State law, if you decide to appeal a decision made with approximately 11 years with a Child Care facility. respect to this matter, you will need a record of the proceedings Over 1,645 licensed Child Care facilities are and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, which record Please check includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to not now operating in the central and southern parts be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of the state. Currently, we are operating at a 66 back soon. (ADA), persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate percent defi cit, due to COVID. Within the next six We look forward to in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 120 East Main Street, Apopka FL 32703, Telephone: 407-703-1704, months to a year, based on the current data, I per- serving you again, no less than 48 hours prior to the proceeding. sonally may be forced to close my doors. as soon as possible. This will leave the community I serve at risk for Apopka City Council Community Development Department a greater hazard of child abuse and neglect which WEKIVA February 5, 2021 will further hinder our society as a whole.My wishes RIVERWALK Publish: The Apopka Chief 168039 are that we annihilate this virus called COVID, so WEKIVA SPRINGS RD, APOPKA www.regmovies.com that we may restore our communities and liveli- EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION. 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Call 407-886-2777 ALL ABOUT APOPK A (THIS MAP IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO SCALE) Parcel Identifi cation Number: 34-20-28-9550-00-190 The Apopka Chief City of Apopka Orange County Other Area Contains: 5.06 +/- Acres Established 1923 Telephone Numbers Telephone Numbers Numbers of Note (USPS 545-440) City Hall ...... 407-703-1700 Animal Services ...... 407-836-3111 U.S. Senators NOTICE is given that a public hearing for Ordinance No. 2811 The Apopka Chief is published every Friday and entered Mayor’s Ofce ...... 407-703-1701 Auto/Boat Tags ...... 850-617-2000 Rick Scott (Rep.) ...... 202-224-5274 will be held by the City of Apopka City Council at its regularly as Periodicals, postage paid at Apopka Post Ofce, under City Administrator ...... 407-703-1649 Building Dept...... 407-836-8550 Marco Rubio (Rep.) ...... 407-254-2573 scheduled meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Apopka City the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. The Apopka Chief news- City Clerk ...... 407-703-1704 County Mayor ...... 407-836-7370 U.S. Representative paper is published by Foliage Enterprises, Inc., every Fri- Hall, 120 E. Main Street, Apopka, Florida on Wednesday, February Community Devel...... 407-703-1712 County Commission ...... 407-836-7350 Val Demings (Dist. 10) ...... 321-388-9808 17, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. day at 400 North Park Avenue, Apopka, Fla., 32712-3417. An annual subscription is $25 in Orange County and $30 Code Enforcement ...... 407-703-1738 County Attorney ...... 407-836-7320 State Representatives outside Orange County. Phone 407-886-2777. Postmas- Finance Dept...... 407-703-1725 Clerk of the Court ...... 407-836-2065 Jennifer Sullivan (Dist. 31) ...... 352-742-6275 Affected parties and the public may appear at the above listed ter: Send address changes to The Apopka Chief, P.O. Box 880, Fire (non-emerg.) ...... 407-703-1756 Elections Supervisor ...... 407-836-2070 Kamia Brown (Dist. 45) ...... 850-717-5045 hearing to speak. The proposed zoning ordinance can be inspected Apopka, Fla., 32704-0880. Parks and Rec. Dept...... 407-703-1741 Fire/Rescue ...... 407-836-3111 State Senators at the Apopka Community Development Department located at Apopka The Apopka Chief is a consistent award-winning Police Chief ...... 407-703-1769 Solid Waste ...... 407-836-6601 Randolph Bracy (Dist. 11) ...... 407-297-2045 ly newspaper and a member of the Florida Press City Hall on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. community week Police (non-emerg.) ...... 407-703-1771 City Hall address shown below. Please be advised that, under State Association. The newspaper won the group’s award as its best newspaper in Garbage Collection ...... 407-703-1731 Orange County Commissioner law, if you decide to appeal a decision made with respect to this 1982, 1987, and 1988, the only three-time winner. Letters to the editor are wel- Job Line ...... 407-703-1743 Health Dept...... 407-836-2600 Christine Moore ...... 407-836-7350 matter, you will need a record of the proceedings and may need to come, but must be signed and include a daytime telephone number, address,, Solid Waste Collect...... 407-703-1731 Hunting/Fishing Lic ...... 888-347-4356 Orange County Public Schools PROOF APPROVAL ensure that a verbatim record is made, which record includes the or email address for verifcation. Management reserves the right to edit let- Street Maintenance ...... 407-703-1731 Parks and Rec. Dept...... 407-836-6200 Pupil assignment ...... 407-317-3233 ters. Utility Billing ...... 407-703-1727 Property Appraiser ...... 407-836-5044 Bus routes ...... 407-317-3800 testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In www.theapopkachief.com, [email protected] Important to Check the Following accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons Medical, fre emergency...... 911 Sherif Administrative ...... 407-254-7000 Superintendent ...... 407-317-3200 Please Sign Below with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these The city of Apopka was chartered in 1882. It is Non-Emerg. Complaint...... 407-836-4357 School Board ...... Name407-317-3200 Copy/Picture/Logos proceedings should contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 120 East Main located at 28’30 north latitude and is 150 feet Utilities ...... 407-836-5515 Miscellaneous Date above sea level. Its population is about 48,000 Address Expiration Date Street, Apopka FL 32703, Telephone: 407-703-1704, no less than 48 All other departments ...... 407-836-3111 The Apopka Chief ...... 407-886-2777 Approval/Release to Print - Subject to corrections as noted below. hours prior to the proceeding. and its total area is more than 30 sq. mi. www. Medical, fre emergency...... 911 Museum of the ApopkansTelephone ...... 407-703-1707 # apopka.net www.orangecountyf.net Chamber of Commerce ...... 407-886-1441 MESSAGE TO ADVERTISER: Apopka City Council This proof is for your protection. If it meets your approval, please sign and fax back to 407-889-4121. Community Development Dept. Instructions have been followed as closely as possible. January 29, 2021 4HE !POPKA #HIEF s s &AX Publish: The Apopka Chief 168029 The Apopka Chief, February 5, 2021, Page 5A Foliage, art festival scheduled for April 24-25 The 59th annual Apop- proceeds from the festival The art categories in- Metal / Gem Jewelry, Intri- ka Art and Foliage Festi- are given back to the com- clude: cate Woodworking, Hand- val has been scheduled for munity through donations *Fine Art: 2 Dimensional: woven April 24-25 at Kit Land and scholarships. Painting, Drawing, Pastel, *Creative Crafts: Cos- Nelson Park in Apopka. Like many events, the Printmaking, Mixed Media, tume Jewelry, Clothing, The festival showcases 2020 festival was canceled Photography Accessories Woodwork, the work of approximately due to the pandemic. *Fine Art: 3 Dimensional: Metalwork, Glass and Chi- 75 juried artisans and craft- The festival is orga- Ornamental Pottery, Sculp- na ers, and 22 of the top foli- nized and put on by the ture, Glassware, Stained Art, Leatherwork, Candles age growers from Central GFWC Apopka Wom- Glass, Mixed Media For more information, Florida. There will be mu- an’s Club. Applications are *Fine Handcraft: Func- visit www.apopkaartandfo- sic, food, and a kid zone available now for artists tional Pottery, Precious liagefestival.org. presented by Home Depot. and crafters who wish to One hundred percent of the enter the festival. Providing every family with the Exhibit: It’s up until March 7 Send Us care and respect Continued from page 3A 2020 making the Ocoee Your News they deserve Massacre and anti-Sem- near the proximity of the itism a part of Florida Visit www.The ApopkaChief.com home of Judge Cheney as Schools’ curriculum. a reminder of “this is what Orange County Re- Phone: happens when you register gional History Center’s 407-886-2777 black people to vote.” “Yesterday, This Was Fax: 407-889-4121 Apopka • 407-886-3301 • www.gentryins.com Florida House Bill Home, The Ocoee Mas- (407) 880-1007 1213, sponsored by state sacre 1920” is open until Email: news@ Sen. Randolph Bracy, March 7 located at 65 E. theapopkachief.com Funerals don’t have to be FUNERALExpensive to be HOMESRespectful. passed unanimously in Central Blvd., Orlando. LOOMISFAMILY pecting them to “replace” those The Way high-paying jobs by training for bottom-of-the-food-chain jobs I See It is insulting and arrogant, to say Patti the least. Also short-sighted Bankson on foreign policy and national Please Support Our Local Businesses security). * Executive order to launch a government-wide ini- WHAT’S WRONG WITH tiative directing every federal WHAT WORKS ? agency to review its state of “I have this strange no- racial equity and deliver an ac- tion, we are a democracy … if tion plan within 200 days to ad- you can’t get the votes … you dress any disparities in policies can’t [legislate] by executive and programs. (Socialism in ac- order unless you’re a dictator. tion) * Revoked Trump’s 2017 We’re a democracy. We need Interior Enforcement Executive Rock Springs Realty, LLC consensus. 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Put- hibiting workplace discrimina- ✓ Drug Testing Collection Site Located in Apopka ting that aside, let’s take a look tion in the federal government Call: 800-338-5515 or Email: [email protected] Call Today: (407) 252-8092 at what the new president’s based on sexual orientation and www.workplacescreening.com VOTED “BEST OF APOPKA” REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL done; a picture of his trans- gender identity and directing formation from presidential federal agencies to ensure pro- candidate fi rmly in the “gotta tections for LGBTQ people are get votes” camp to a president included in anti-discrimination Shelley’s Septic Tanks who, to date, has signed more statutes. (This is the ridiculous Let us tell YOUR business story! EST notion that God made more e B of executive orders than all previ- Th ous presidents together. than Only Males and Females.) Call The Apopka Chief and speak with APOPKA FREE ESTIMATES 407-889-8042 2019 Let’s start with the one I * Executive order directing the one of our marketing specialists. fi rst thought was a joke. Guess government to examine and Hours: Monday - Friday 7AM - 5PM not, but it’s still pretty funny: He prevent inequities in health care Phone: 407-886-2777; signed a Proclamation declar- and services for communities ing a National Day of Unity on of color and other marginal- Fax: 407-889-4121; 6505 W. Jan. 20, 2021. * He has direct- ized groups, establishing within Email: [email protected], Jones Ave., ed the Offi ce of Management Health and Human Services a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Emergency Services Zellwood, FL and Budget to make recom- or visit www.theapopkachief.com 32798 mendations to modernize regu- Force. * Executive order stating Available After Hours latory processes. (Modernize? support for reopening schools, What’s the matter with the way calling on the secretary of Edu- Trump got rid of regulations that cation to work with elementary stand between the government and secondary schools on how OLD GLASSES and businesses? Seemed to to reopen and stay open. Find work just fi ne as evidenced by Closing schools has been the amazing economy we have/ a huge dis-service to American & HEARING had). * Reversed President children and working parents. GREAT DEALS Trump’s ban on travel from pre- So much for the left’s mantra: dominantly Muslim countries. “it’s for the children”. That said, AIDS WANTED & COUPONS * He’s ending construction of I have a Question: How does If you have old glasses or hearing aids you no Trump’s signature wall on the President Biden envision mak- longer need, please leave them at in the insert in ing teacher’s unions comply? U.S.-Mexican border by pro- Apopka Offce Supply or claiming the “immediate termi- The word Strike is being tossed The Apopka Chief nation” of the national emergen- around in some areas. Should The Apopka Chief cy declaration Trump used to be interesting. Especially in The Planter Newspapers this FRIDAY! fund it. (Those who are happy Chicago. 400 N. Park Ave., Apopka with that wall are the ones who I have another question, Tavares matter, Border Patrol agents my last, for now: What hap- Lions Club and those who’ve been dealing pened to Biden’s “Strange No- 352-343-0180 tion” that we’re a democracy, The Tavares Lions Club will with illegals trespassing on their use your recyclable eye glasses that … you can’t [legislate] by property and worse.) * He’s for the program canceled the permit for the Key- executive order unless you’re “Project Right to Sight.” stone XL pipeline to move oil a dictator”? Maybe he’s ready from Canada to the Gulf of Mex- to take on that role? If so, Wel- The Apopka Chief, The Planter & AOS Aldi ico, rescinding Trump’s approv- come to Uncle Joe’s world. (Apopka Office Supply) would like to al of a project long criticized by What do YOU think? thank the generous Apopka area for environmentalists. (This move [email protected] continuing to donate the gift of sight for put thousands out of work. Ex- ©2021 Patti Bankson so MANY. 407-886-2777
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