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and nearly all the firefighters had ment was housed in the fire station, would be located at the northwest
applications at other departments a far cry from the present corner of what was then called
because of low salaries, 29-member police department Northeast(now Northern)Way and
Now the fire department has two equipped with the latest corn- Winter Springs Blvd. and include
fire stations. 24 firefighters who puterized communications systems a lounge, doctor's office.day-care
respond to fire calls in an average linking the station at City Hall with facility, bank, dry cleaner and
of 3'h minutes. and paramedics on city patrol cars and other law en- beauty salon. Condominium of-
duty 24 hours at each station torcement agencies. fees and a conventional shopping
responding to the scene of an A community relations office of- center were considered for further
emergency in an average of 21$ tars enucation in areas of corn- expansion with the entire project
minutes. Equipment includes three munity watch and neighborhood ef- scheduled for completion by 1985.
fire engines, two rescue vehicles. forts to prevent crime. Recently,an Proving there is nothing new
a utility vehicle,one squad and four Explorer troop was formed of under the sun, the Ranchlands were
staff vehicles. young men and women who serve waging their battle over
The history of the police depart- in many voluntary roles in such rezoning—and winning—way back
ment shows a total of 13 chiefs, areas as crowd and traffic control. in 1979. Claiming their rural
most of whom were part-time and City manager appointed neighborhood as the last frontier in
unpaid.According to city records. A major change in the operations south Seminole County, Ranch-
the first patrolmen who were ap- of the city occurred in April 1979 lenders defeated rezoning of Fox-
pointed by the North Orlando Co. when Richard Rozansky was ap- moor East after a stormy public
worked a full-time job and then pointed as the first city manager at hearing nearly 10 years ago. They
patrolled the city. . .;Ian' of $16.000 annually. He were equally successful in rejecting
For 10 years or so various had been hired in 1976 as city plan- attempts to pave certain roads last
citizens joined as unpaid reserves. ner to develop a comprehensive year.
Arthur DeVoe appears to have been land-use plan. In 1981 a charter revision corn-
the first paid chief for the grand 1979 was also a year of growth mince was appointed and made its
sum of$200 per month. Records and controversy resulting from it. recommendations to the council„
of 1965 indicate that he didn't work With new .construction plans including changing to a commis
full time either. The city didn't flooding the city,City Planner Jac- sion form of government.After an
have a full-time, fully paid police queline Koch said that the city has ordinance was drawn up, the
chief until 1971 when Walter reached a population level that can citizens voted it into effect and the
Bachelor became the city's first "support supermarkets and council became a commission with
police chief for an annual salary of businesses. I think developers have terms of office changed to three
$6,000—with two patrolmen and realized this.'' Requests for years instead of two.
one vehicle. variances and zoning changes kept Mayor resigns
Present Chief John Govomhk has the city busy with one meeting of In 1982 Mayor Troy Piland,
been chief since 1974. In the early the planning and zoning board described as the "dean of city
seventies, a trailer was placed on tackling a 17-item agenda. One of politicos:' resigned to run for the
SR 434 east of the Hacienda the major projects was the ill-fated Florida House of Representatives
Village entrance to serve as a police Village Marketplace.which called after serving II years on the corn-
station. Many in the department for a 20,500-square-foot Fairway mission including two years as
remember how crowded the trailer Supermarket, which remains va- mayor. The November election
was. cant to this day after its tenant ushered in the administration of
When the fire station was opened Piggly-Wiggly went bankrupt. John V. Torcaso, who served five
on Moss Rd., the trailer was mov- In the Tuscawilla area a years before losing to incumbent
ed to that site. Govoruhk recalls developer planned an eight-acre Mayor Leanne Grove in November
' setting up his office and corn- shopping village patterned after the 1987. She was the first woman
munications center there. After the Walt Disney World Shopping • See Mayor
trailer was sold, the entire depart- Village in Lake Buena Vista. It Continued on Page 12
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Speaking of the old city hall,
which became the civic center,the
grand opening was held in forefront of senior citizens' goals interest peaked with residents air-
February 1986. It is presently be- to expand their activities and ping out in force for council
ing used by the city recreation facilities, is on the mend from re- meetings and they watched as fran-
department for its recreation pro- cent surgery. That makes two on chise agreements were signed and
gram for children in the morning the commission, with Cindy a utility tax passed.
and the senior citizens in the after- Kaehler also recovering from ear In 1965 David Tilson became
noon. We saw senior official surgery the past month. She told mayor and the council agreed to
Gladys Zahand after the city com- us she is doing fine. but still has subsidize the volunteer fire depart-
mission meeting Monday night and some difficulty hearing, adding meet and passed an up-to-date oc-
she told me the seniors will be jokingly, as a politician, she can cupational ordinance. The city also
manning a booth and holding a now turn a "deaf ear." received its first offer of land for
bake sale at the city's 30th birth- *+'* a municipal complex. Unfortunate-
day party at Sunshine Park Satur- A special thanks to John Baker, ly plans for a city hall failed to
day. She said plans for expansion a"self-made"historian, who said materialize as the developer offer-
and renovation as a senior center he wrote a story of his 200-year- ing the land changed ownership.
have been delayed when the city old hometown in Massachusetts as Later, Mayor Jordan pushed for
rejected construction bids that far a teen-ager. He put me on the trail an annual cleanup campaign in
exceeded the budget in the special of ex-mayor Cliff Jordan, whose town,a city engineer and building
meeting Monday night. "scrapbook" of press clippings inspector had been hired and value
Were glad to hear that Commis- alone with that of another former of homes construction was upgrad-
sioner Phil Kulbes, a Highlands mayor. John Torcaso, provided ed. Considerable interest was also
resident, who with his wife the main source for these articles. expressed in his move to con-
Ruthanne have been in the A "review of the sixties" was _solidate North Orlando with sur-
the only missing piece and he filled rounding towns.
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of this period on Monday at City Last but not least, look for an
Hall before the city commission opportunity to get your Outlook
meeting. subscription Saturday at the city
It wrote of North Orlando as a birthday celebration at Sunshine
"small community with great Park at a"bargain."Mayor Grove
potential.'' It had the first woman said that the paper has agreed to
mayor. Irene VanEepoel, and take one of the booths and offered
councilwoman, Mona Grinstead to donate to local charities as part
During her administration political of its readership promotion.
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Winter Springs Water and Sewer Department at I N. Fairfia occupies building that orlginalle served
as offices of the Florida land Co.. with one room rented as city hall.
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Earle members of the fire department, shown in 1965, were Bill Straiton,first Fire Chief Bill Hahn,
Lloyd Braun and Chuck Rowell.
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II'ii;^r Springs police effirers—not waiting for speeders—but greeting motorists heading west on Winter
Springs Blvd. at Seneca Blvd.
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Wisner Springs City Commissioners in 1992 were `
also. Leanne Grove and Jim Hartman. (from fefrl Bud Adkins. Inez'Linville, Macor✓ohnTor