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Commission advises city manager to seek inclusion with West Orange cities in county redistricting
Summary
The commission agreed the city should ask the Orange County redistricting committee to place Winter Garden in a single county commission district with neighboring West Orange municipalities including Ocoee, Oakland and Windermere and directed the city manager to send a letter.
The Winter Garden City Commission on Thursday instructed the city manager to draft a letter to the Orange County redistricting committee requesting that Winter Garden be placed in the same county commission district as nearby West Orange municipalities including Ocoee, Oakland and Windermere, if possible.
City Attorney and staff briefed the commission on the county redistricting process and said the Orange County Commission is recommending a change from six commission districts to eight districts, producing a nine-member commission including the countywide mayor. Commissioners discussed whether Winter Garden should be grouped with neighboring municipalities because of shared planning, transportation and utility interests.
Commissioners indicated agreement that Winter Garden should be consolidated with the other West Orange towns where practical. The city manager said staff would craft a letter to the redistricting committee and noted the county committee was meeting soon, implying the city needed to act quickly if it wanted to provide input.
Commissioners did not adopt a formal resolution but directed staff to prepare the letter; the transcript shows consensus in favor of sending a request to the county redistricting committee.
