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car vandalized
during meeting
JOHN HORNE
CorteToni/Or
WINTER SPRINGS—Police are
still checking into what is described
as criminal mischief'to City Can-
misstoner Cindy Kaehler's 19ri8
GMC van while it was parked in the
CO) Hall parking lot during the city
commission meeting Monday night.
The incident was discovered titer
the meeting ended—at 10.15 p.m-.
according to the police report
Kuchler had left City Hall after the
meeting in the company oI se eral
ciro officials. including City At-
torney Frank Kruppenhachcr. (.its
Commissioner Paul Parts ka and
everal citizens who had attended the
meeting.
When she arrived at her Car.
which was parked in Rent of Ciro
Hall she discovered that someone
had apparently used a knife or sharp
Instrument to gouge the sheet natal
on the side of the red can,which was
parked under the lights.
When Police Chief John
Govoruhk_ who had Iett City Hall
right after the meeting.learned of the
incident he was"yen angry" and
said that they would make in el
Ion to arrest the culprit. He said that
this is the first time to his knowledge
that such an incident had happened
to a city official's ,chicle on city
propel-hi.
Kovoruhk said that he talked to
Kuchler who is 'hotter than a wet
hen." He added that detectives are
wnlining ever,hit of evidence. in-
cluding a ' fingerprints or possible
u ttnessen who ntus Kaye seen
someone tampering with the'chicle.
Kaehler
gives up
city seat
❑The Winter Springs city
commissioner regrets
resigning, but she has
moved from her district.
By Elaine Bennett
OF THE SEW WEL STAFF f 4-9'i/
WINTER SPRINGS — Veteran
City Commissioner Cindy Kaehler
will resign Monday night for per-
sonal reasons, 10 months before
her three-year term expires.
The commission must appoint
someone to fill the rest of Kaehler's
term,which expires in November.
Kaehler, who has served eight
years on the commission, could
not have sought a fourth term be-
cause voters ap-
proved a refer-
'VI endum last year
limiting com-
missioners to
three terms.
Kaehler said
that a recent di-
vorce forced
awl her to move
outside of her
Kaehler commission
district during
the holidays. The city's charter re-
quires the five commissioners to
live within their districts.
She said Wednesday she regrets
leaving her commission seat and
is unsure whether she will seek
public office again. She still plans
to stay involved, "but I think I
need to take a break for a while."
City Attorney Frank Kruppen-
bacher said, "Her best attribute is
having been a tenacious protector
of the interest of the citizens. We
could always count on her to make
sure every developer was account-
able. ... She always did what she 9r0/d/ O
thought was right,not what was po-
litically the best thing to do."
Commissioner John Langellotti
agreed. "It's a pity she is resign-
ing,"he said. "I think I can speak
for all the commission and the
city in saying we all will miss
her."