Winter Park residents chose a new mayor. Winter Garden voters picked three candidates to fill city commission seats, Ocoee selected two city commissioners and Windermere filled three town council seats.
Winter Garden voters will decide three city commission seats March 9, including the District 3 clash between incumbent Mark Maciel and his predecessor, Bobby Olszewski.
A lot of people like what Winter Garden has become over the past 15 years: A destination. The city flourished as it made the most of having the West Orange Trail cut right through the heart of downtown. It’s become a rural version of Winter Park thanks to smart planning. That’s partly due to wise decision-making by people who have been leading the city for a while, people like District 4 .