14+ hour, 31+ 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…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (295+ words) The Apopka Voice What we forget when we remember 9/11 Letter to the Editor: Downtown Apopka needs action, not another seven years of planning Apopka Historical Society President Maribel Brinkel says a proposed three-story museum and commercial complex is ready to…...

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…...

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   (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, 15+ hour ago   (121+ words) In case you missed it: Housing, homelessness and Apopka’s budget take center stage The Apopka Voice In case you missed it: Housing, homelessness and Apopka’s budget take center stage Apopka’s housing challenges dominated this week’s coverage as Southwick Commons opened…...

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, 16+ hour ago   (1031+ words) The Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency will meet at 5 pm Monday, August 24, at the Apopka Community Center. Board members will consider a $7.8 million budget, a $156,000 land purchase, a separate $299,000 property, and a homebuyer-assistance program. The agenda also includes a 20-year lighting…...

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…...