9+ hour ago   (676+ words) The numbers at Wednesday night’s final budget hearing will be precise: a 4.6761-mill property tax rate and a proposed spending plan for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The choices behind those numbers are less tidy. After a summer of workshops, stalled…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (969+ words) After breaking a weeks-long stalemate over property taxes in July, the Apopka City Commission will return Thursday evening to decide whether the compromise rate — and the spending plan built around it — should advance toward final adoption. Related: Two years after…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (925+ words) The Apopka City Commission will consider increases to water, wastewater, reclaimed-water and sanitation rates during a meeting packed with development proposals, land-use changes and city policy decisions Wednesday, September 2. Related: Apopka CRA adopts $7.8 million budget, redirects money to park and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (427+ words) The Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency approved a nearly $7.85 million budget Monday night while redirecting money toward park improvements and sidewalks, moving forward with one property purchase and abandoning another. The FY2027 budget includes approximately $6.13 million in reserves and carryover funds. Through…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1044+ words) Apopka Mayor Nick Nesta used his mayor’s report Wednesday night to outline several initiatives that could change how the city works with community organizations, structures its government, obtains legal services and reviews utility billing. Related: Developing Story: Commission votes 4-1 to…...