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Commission declines to extend UCF incubator funding; mayor’s motion to provide longer notice fails

5737330 · September 8, 2025
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Summary

A motion by Mayor Kevin McCann to extend the city’s contract with the UCF incubator for one year and to give the university more than 30 days’ notice failed on a 3‑2 vote during the Sept. 8 meeting.

The City of Winter Springs Commission voted against a one‑year extension of funding for the University of Central Florida (UCF) incubator on Sept. 8 after a contentious exchange about whether last week’s decision to pause funding equated to breaking a contract.

Mayor Kevin McCann asked the commission to extend the contract for one year as a courtesy to the university and to avoid leaving partners “with 30 days’ notice.”…

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