Friends and neighbors, This morning, the Seminole County Legislative Delegation voted 4–1 to advance a local bill, giving the people of Winter Springs the right to vote on long-overdue reforms to our city’s charter. For years, residents have asked for a chance to fix our city’s dysfunctional structure — a system where…
Op-ed by Jesse PhillipsFounder, Winter Springs Water Quality InitiativeCo-Founder, Winter Springs Community Association SUMMARY: ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY There is a change to our charter being considered. Here’s what it does: • End the archaic current structure of six members, five who regularly vote, with mayor only breaking ties• New, unified…
Hey— I wanted to follow up on the news that the City is doubling the Tuscawilla Tax. Many residents asked for details, so I pulled the numbers straight from the City’s own budget and meeting documents — and attached them here so you can see for yourself. I served on the…
Hey friends, let’s keep this short: To justify grabbing $227,000 in cash and letting the Seahawk Cove development move forward unchanged, Mayor McCann spun the deposit into the Arbor Fund as an environmental mitigation effort. So we pulled the records. We reviewed every receipt the city provided from the Arbor…
Many of you have supported us in the past, and I need your help again. We just got notice that the City is about to double the Tuscawilla Tax — the special maintenance assessment tax that pays for our landscaping/fountains upkeep. They’re moving fast on this, even before they respond to our…
By Jesse Phillips, FounderWinter Springs Water Quality Initiative If you care about the environment, you should be paying close attention to what’s happening with the Seahawk Cove development—and how our city is handling the $227,000 in tree mitigation fees. Because what’s at stake here isn’t just a check. It’s the difference…
By Jesse PhillipsFounder, Winter Springs Water Quality Initiative Last year, we blew the lid off the City’s 59% trash rate hike — a move so brazen it would make a landfill blush. We showed how the City quietly negotiated in bad faith, giving Waste Pro a meager bump while hiking…
By Jesse PhillipsWinter Springs Water Quality Initiative There was a time when Winter Springs felt different. We weren’t just another exit off the highway. We were a close-knit, proud, and intentional community—a place where people moved to escape the chaos of overdevelopment and the sprawl of cities that stopped planning…
Guest Op-Ed by Paul D. Diaz, MBA. This article was originally published on LinkedIn and is republished with permission.The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Winter Springs Community Association. About Paul Diaz: Mr….
Winter Springs, FL – 4/10/2025– In a major win for the people of Winter Springs, Veolia has formally notified the city that it will cancel its contract to operate the municipal water and wastewater system. The move comes after years of mounting pressure from residents concerned about water quality, rising…