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Minneola's U.S. 27 office park plan gets another approval
Plus, a Winter Garden business collects dog food for Brevard families after historic rain.
The Daily Clermont team6 sources3 min read
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Minneola
Minneola's Planning and Zoning Commission has again approved the preliminary site plan for an office business park on 13.11 acres along the west side of U.S. Highway 27, north of Division Street and east of Galena Avenue. Owners Robert Thompson and David Wallace, operating as Minneola Business Park LLC, have held the site since 2015 and first filed plans for a five-lot park in 2016. GrowthSpotter
Maitland
Panther Residential Management, an investor behind luxury apartments in Apopka and Clermont, bought the 244-unit Maitland City Centre on Oct. 27 for $75.65 million, retail space included. That's $15.05 million, or 16.6%, below the previous price. GrowthSpotter
Maitland City Centre sold for 16.6% below its last price
- $75.65 million
- sale price on Oct. 27, retail space included
- 244
- apartments in the community
- $15.05 million
- below the previous price
- 16.6%
- drop from the previous price
Source: GrowthSpotter
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Brevard
A slow-moving system dumped nearly 25 inches of rain on parts of Brevard County, according to preliminary National Weather Service reports. The heaviest rain fell Sunday, Nov. 1, and Monday, Nov. 2, with totals above 20 inches in communities including Grant-Valkaria, Malabar and Palm Bay. FOX 35 Orlando
Nearly 25 inchesof rain reported in parts of Brevard County
Preliminary National Weather Service measurements showed totals above 20 inches in Grant-Valkaria, Malabar and Palm Bay.
Source: FOX 35 Orlando
Pet drive
In Winter Garden, Adreana Quesada, owner of Pet Agreed, is collecting dog food and supplies to be sent to families in Brevard County. West Orange Times Observer
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Saturday, Nov. 7
- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Fall Fiesta in the Park
- 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Veterans Day- Grills Frills & Chills Celebration
- 1 p.m.EDC Orlando
- 5-10 p.m.Founders Day-Celebration’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
- 5-11 p.m.College Park JazzFest
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Veterans Day gets an early send-off in Downtown Tavares. The Grills Frills & Chills Celebration is a salute to veterans and active-duty service members, and it runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Wooton Park West and the Tavares Marina. It's free, and the forecast says partly cloudy with a high of 81. Fire up the appetite.
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Minneola's U.S. 27 office park plan gets another approval
Plus, a Winter Garden business collects dog food for Brevard families after historic rain.
The TLDR
- Minneola P&Z again approves a U.S. 27 office park plan
- Clermont apartment investor buys Maitland City Centre
- Nearly 25 inches of rain fell in parts of Brevard County
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