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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 25, 1985
PRESENT: Mayor Ison, Commissioners Cox, Bateman, Hager, City Manager Griffin,
and City Clerk Catron.
ABSENT: Commissioner Rodgers
DISCUSSION: Began at 7:45 P.M.
Mayor Ison asked the two citizens present if they had any complaints or gripes
they would like to discuss.
Ruth Minor, 216 S. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, asked about having Starke Lake
cleaned up. The water seems to be getting very dirty and brownish in color.
She expressed concern that the same thing may happen to Starke Lake that
happened to Lake Apopka. Commissioner Hager explained that Department of
Environmental Regulation would not let them clean any vegetation from around
the lake except for a stretch of about twenty feet. City Manager Griffin also
explained that the DER was conducting experiments with the vegetation and until
they were through, there was nothing we could do. There is a possibility we
could have the lake aerated, this would help clean the lake to some extent.
City Manager Griffin stated that he would also have our people check all of
the drains around the area of the lake and make sure they are not stopped up.
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Nathan Dykgraaf, Orange Tree Plaza, Maguire Road, asked about the subdivision
regulations and if some provision could be made between small commercial and
regular subdivisions. He explained that he had submitted a set of plans
and they had been at the City Engineer's office for over three weeks. He
didn't know what the problem was and he stated that he did not feel it was
the building department because they had apologized for the delay; but
for some reason the City Engineer had not returned the plans until yesterday.
City Manager Griffin stated that he was aware of the problem, but could not
say why the City Engineer had the plans for so long. Mayor Ison said that
he would send a letter to Tom Kelley, City Engineer. Mr. Dykgraaf also
suggested separating the residential and commerical provisions in the sub-
division regulations. City Manager Griffin, Mayor Ison and Commissioners
Cox, Hager and Bateman were not in favor of separating those provisions.
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City Clerk Helen Catron
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Town Meeting closed at 8:20 P.M.
Mayor Tom Ison
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