Oakland residents and passersby on the West Orange Trail were treated to some live jazz music Friday, April 30, as the town celebrated International Jazz Day. In partnership with the HAPCO Music Foundation, saxophonist Jordan Bolds serenaded visitors on the front porch of the town’s Healthy West Orange Arts and Heritage Center. Guests could peruse the gallery and artifacts or take a seat on the porch and listen to the music.
Danielle Hendrix is the Associate Editor for the West Orange Times & Observer and the Windermere Observer. She is a 2015 graduate of the University of Central Florida, from which she earned a bachelor s degree in journalism with a minor in world comparative studies. .
4 hours ago Share Commissioners will get an update on the road changes coming to the west end of Oakland Avenue.
The Oakland Town Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, for its regular commission meeting. One of the discussions will be the roundabout slated for the west end of Oakland Avenue at J.W. Jones Road, Old Highway 50 and the West Orange Trail near West Colonial Drive.
Also on the agenda is the first public hearing of an ordinance that would allow a special-exception use permit for the establishment of a school for grades K5 through eight.
The meeting can be attended in person or via Zoom. To watch online, visit us02web.zoom.us/j/82553229185. The meeting ID is 825 5322 9 185, and the passcode is 3bFSN2.
3 weeks ago Share The pedestrian crossing is part of a plan to connect more neighborhoods to the town’s future trail systems and the West Orange Trail.
With the population and traffic increasing in Oakland, the Town Commission wanted to go the extra step in creating a safe pedestrian crosswalk across Oakland Avenue at the entrance to the Longleaf at Oakland subdivision.
Commissioners at the March 9 meeting passed the first reading of an ordinance that would allow the town to install not only mid-block crosswalk markings but also rectangular rapid-flashing beacons and additional signage at Oakland Avenue and Sansparilla Road. The static signs are to be installed this week but the flashing beacons won’t go in until April, staff said.
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.