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Commission authorizes MOU with Friends of Lake Apopka as group pursues dredging grants
Summary
The commission authorized a memorandum of understanding with Friends of Lake Apopka (FOLA) that names the city project manager for planned dredging work near Newton Park; FOLA has $600,000 in FDEP pre‑construction funds, $3 million in secured federal appropriations for phase 1 and is seeking additional grants toward a roughly $20 million multi‑phase goal.
The Winter Garden City Commission unanimously authorized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Friends of Lake Apopka (FOLA) to formalize the parties’ roles while FOLA advances a multi‑phase lake dredging effort.
City staff said FOLA has a $600,000 FDEP grant for pre‑construction activities and has secured $3,000,000 in federal appropriations…
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