Mount Dora City Council Update: Sept. 27 Special Meeting

The September 27 City Council meeting was fairly brief. Please remember that I'm providing this summary on my own and not on behalf of City Council as a whole.

In case you're wondering, the word from Waste Management as of this afternoon is that they plan to pick up trash on Wednesday 9/28 as long as weather conditions permit. They probably won't be able to collect trash on Thursday due to expected high winds. If you miss out on trash collection on Thursday, they hope to resume collection on Friday depending on the hurricane. It's unsafe to operate their big trucks in winds over 35 mph. Please be patient. Thanks!

We passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency related to Hurricane Ian. This allows emergency, storm related expenditures to be made without Council approval if necessary.

We have budgeted $221,905 for the purchase of a new Electric Utility Bucket Truck in our FY 22-23 budget effective October 1. The new truck is here. We picked it up today and may need it to help with storm damage so we approved purchasing it now rather than on October 1. Sometimes you just get lucky!

We discussed and approved that Mayor Stile sign a letter to the Board of Lake County Commissioners related to the proposed Mount Dora Groves development. This letter needs to be sent immediately. The BCC meets on October 11 to consider this matter and the parties need to meet ASAP to hammer out arrangements.

Please stay safe as you hunker down over the next few days!

Our quote today comes from former First Lady, Barbara Bush. "Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people."
Marc Crail
Vice-mayor & District 4 Representative