14+ hour, 29+ min 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…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (159+ words) In Case You Missed It: Downtown Apopka’s future, a City Hall investigation, and calls for labor reform The Apopka Voice Apopka Involved Voters is hosting two Orange County runoff forums In Case You Missed It: Downtown Apopka’s future, a City…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1011+ words) The Apopka Fire and Police departments will host a memorial service Friday, September 11, to remember those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The service will begin at 8:30 am in front of Apopka City Hall. The American flag…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (421+ words) Florida-based nonprofits with maternal health expertise can apply for a new round of Florida Blue Foundation funding. The Foundation will give special consideration to organizations using artificial intelligence and those serving rural or under-resourced communities. Applications are due by 3 pm…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (382+ words) Sierra Club Florida says Amendment 3 could limit local governments' ability to finance seawalls, tree trimming, and other storm-hardening projects. The amendment would increase the homestead exemption for non-school taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. State economists estimate the measure could reduce…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1337+ words) Thriving downtowns are not created by sidewalks, lighting, parks, or façade grants alone. They emerge when a city decides what should draw people to its center, makes a consequential public investment, and connects everything else to it. Smaller improvements become…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Editor's Note: This article was republished from September 1 with additional details. The Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency enters FY2027 with something many redevelopment agencies would envy: money. Related: Apopka CRA adopts $7.8 million budget, redirects money to park and sidewalks. Its adopted budget…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) Environmental groups have petitioned a federal appeals court to vacate a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) order that required an aging coal plant in Orlando to remain operating past its planned retirement date. Related: Feds order an Orange County plant to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1577+ words) Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. Related: Second Harvest calls on Central Florida to take action against hunger. More than 1 million American…...

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…...