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NIVENT WSPRINGS—CIifJor-
dan, former Mayor of North .sa
Orlando—predecessor of Winter `
Springs—will be one of the
speakers on Saturday,June 24 at -
the city's 30th anniversary party. .
An Altamonte Springs realtor -, .t ,
and appraiser,he served during the r ..
sixties and seventies as chairman s
of the planning and zoning board
for a year, three years as mayor `>rssaF� .
3' Jordan
including one two year term, and i ''
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finally a year the council. o; had been designed for commercial
Ht fostered the huge develop- S
in PrePeeed a Gulf American f.. 3x: use price the first plans for
in June 19b9, a 85 million project � eve. Tuscawilla had been submitted to
which included a grant for a city the city in the early 1970s. He left
hall, fire and police station corn 'r no question about possible htiga-
plex with a recreation complex tion, when he said he disagreed
plus a city park and school and if. i with the city's decision and would
church sites. have to pursue whatever legal
When it was revealed that they' 4 remedies were available.This may
developer's property would be include challenging the city's deci-
drained with "open drainage dit- Cliff Jordan sion in Seminole Circuit Court.
ches,"the project was abandoned Commenting after the meeting,
after Mayor Jordan and council in- reelected to a 2-year term by a2-1 Commissioner Art Hoffmann said
sisted Golf American would have landslide vote over his challenger, this is"just another step in the pro-
topipetltearnire area and provide councilman David Tilson. Of the cess."
pat ghee'ts in subdivisions. 125 votes cast,Jordan.received 80.
A year later,the Florida Land while Tilson polled 43.
Co.,a sujosidiary of Florida Gas, Ex-commissioner Marty Tren-
�r a�Iy the pruchase cher. who Mq r1eo fie Grove
oftw/ia$... R'ltusand acres in said will serve as master of
a headline:"Developers Agree To ceremonies, is also a part of the
Buy C ' 1*aaperied.de Drop- 30th anniversary program, which
meg was reacted with GAC Pro- will start at l0 a.m. at Sunshine
perties for the sale of its North •.See Jordan
Orlando holdings for 81.6 million. Continued on Page 2
In March 1979- Jordan was
Winter Springs
plans festival
for 30th birthday
By Prakash Gandhi
OF ME SENTINEL STAFF
WINTER SPRINGS—The city turns 30 this week,
and everyone is invited to a birthday bash.-
City officials are marking the occasion with the
first Winter Springs Summer Festival,featuring mu-
sic, food, arts and crafts from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satur-
day at Sunshine Park.
"The idea is to bring the city together and have
fun," said Mayor Leanne Grove, one of the organiz-
ers.
On June 20, 1959, about half the area now known
as Winter Springs was incorporated by the Florida
Legislature as the Village of North Orlando.
During the 1970s, the Tuscawilla community was
annexed, almost doubling the land area and making
North Orlando Seminole County's largest city.
In 1972,a new charter was adopted and the Village
of North Orlando became the city of Winter Springs.
The official birthday ceremony will be at 10 a.m.
The U.S.Navy Band and the U.S.Navy Drill Team of
the Orlando Naval Training Center will perform,and
the Boy Scouts of Winter Springs will raise a flag.
Former City Commissioner Marty Trencher and
former North Orlando Mayor Cliff Jordan will talk
about the city's history. Trencher also will introduce
guests, including state Sen. Bud Gardner, 13-Titus-
ville, and state Reps. Frank Stone, R-Casselberry,
and Art Grindle, R-Altamonte Springs. County com-
missioners Sandra Glenn, Pat Warren, Jennifer Kel-
ley and Bob Sturm, other mayors and city commis-
sioners also plan to attend,Grove said.
state will display thei crafts rk.The band Steel Breeze
will will perform between 10 a.m. and noon,and a group
of sloggers from Melbourne will perform. There will
be carnival games, a moonwalk and plenty of re-
freshments. Grove said CableVision of Central Flor-
ida plans to record the event and air a program about
it.
Grove, who organized the festival with City Com-
missioner Cindy Kaehler and five Winter Springs
residents,wants it to become an annual event.
Sunshine Park is on Edgemon Avenue between
state roads 434 and 419.Visitors can park at Fairway
Shopping Center,off S.R.434,and take a free trolley
to the festival.
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