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….
FROM: Jesse Phillips (Winter Springs Water Quality Initiative) As you may know, I’ve been keeping an eye on the legislative session and wanted to give you a heads-up. There’s a bill making its way through Tallahassee that would completely strip us of our right to vote for some of our elected officials—overriding…
By Jesse PhillipsWinter Springs Water Quality Initiative The residents of Winter Springs have had enough. Enough of the secrecy. Enough of the excuses. Enough of failed leadership defending a company that has repeatedly failed our city. At the latest Winter Springs Commission meeting, Mayor Kevin McCann made it clear: He wants Veolia,…
With the cost of gasoline and groceries sky-high, and the City of Winter Springs taking more of our hard-earned property tax dollars, can you afford a 59% hike in trash service and more than doubling of your water bill? Can you afford the policies of Commissioners Benton, Elliot and Johnson?
Summary: City leadership will be voting for a 59% increase to your trash service bill over two years even though Waste Pro will only receive an increase up to 4% this year, creating a $1 million slush fund By Jesse Phillips, PresidentWinter Springs Community Association Winter Springs residents are no…
By Jesse Phillips, Founder Winter Springs Water Quality Initiative As the founder of the Winter Springs Water Quality Initiative, a group that has been at the forefront of advocating for water quality in our city since 2019, I am deeply concerned about recent revelations regarding the presence of 1,4-dioxane in…
In recent weeks, I have been told by several people that Winter Springs city leadership is discussing the potential of residents’ water bills increasing by 11% for each of the next five years. A compounding 11% increase over a five year period results in more than a 68% increase. A…