November 15, 2007

Two big events for College Park reisdents and real estate owners.

In the morning the Edgewater High School saga continues, and hopefully starts moving towards a conclusion, when the COVE Committee meets. The meeting is at the Orange County Public School headquarters building just across the street from the Orena. Scheduled to start at 8:00 am, seating if very limited so arrive early or plan on standing. The committee will review plans and make a recommendation to the School Board. Public comment is not allowed during the meeting but a strong community showing is always a good idea, to show concern and gather information.

In the afternoon at Orlando City Hall the Edgewater Drive Task Force will be holding its second meeting. This Task Force is looking at the Growth Management Plan of the City of Orlando as it applies to Edgewater Drive. I was not able to attend the first meeting but do have feedback that this new look will be through the lens of the "new urbanism". That of course is no surprise since by definition the "new urbanism" is the latest ideas from the game books of Urban Planners. Examples of the "new urbanism" would be Baldwin Park and Celebration.

Somewhat ironically the concepts developed around the "new urbanism" were all formulated by taking a look backwards at concepts that had worked the best in the past. Neighborhoods such as College Park, and in the case of Celebration College Park specifically, were looked at and emulated as being the model to strive towards.

The Edgewater Drive Task Force meeting is also important to all who currently own real estate in College Park or who are planning on buying or selling real estate in College Park in the next twenty or thirty years.

This meeting is scheduled for 3:30 to 5:00pm at City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave. Once again public comment is not allowed but it is VERY IMPORTANT that members of the community monitor these proceedings carefully.

Hope to see you at one or both.