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OAKLAND

Maureen Rischitelli
Town Manager
P.O. Box 98
Oakland, FL 34760
(407) 656-1117 ext. 14
townmanager@oaktownusa.com
www.oaktownusa.com

The town of Oakland was incorporated in 1887 and currently has 700 households, which has doubled over the last four years.

• The majority of existing business sites are office related and located along Oakland Avenue and Tubb Street.
• The Industrial Park has two complete offices and two warehouses.
• The town will be involved in the relocation of utility lines in conjunction with the State Road 50 widening and the Turnpike expansion projects.
• The town’s Charter School received an “A” grade this year.
• Oakland has received state designation as part of the Green Mountain Scenic Byway.
• Community funding will soon provide for an Educational Center at the Oakland Nature Preserve.

OCOEE

Craig Shadrix
Development Services Director
150 N. Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
(407) 905-3100 Ext. 9-1016
Craig.shadrix@ci.ocoee.fl.us
www.ci.ocoee.fl.us

“The Business of Creating Tomorrow”

CHARACTER
The City of Ocoee combines small-town charm with the flair of modern, high-end development. Ocoee is strategically located at the heart of all three of Central Florida’s major expressways (408 East/West Expressway, 429 Western Beltway, Florida Turnpike), which provides a stable platform for future opportunities. Its proximity to destinations, such as downtown Orlando, Orlando International Airport, and theme parks provide never-ending value in today’s marketplace.

INTERNAL TRANSFORMATION
Over the past decade, thousands of people have made Ocoee their home, making it the third-largest city in Orange County. The city’s population continues to grow, enhancing the need for keeping pace with today’s business environment. To meet the demands of the market, the city is currently changing its business processes to provide faster customer service. Some examples include reduction in development review times, dedicated customer meeting days, and a future computer system that will allow all planning and development customers the option of doing business online for applications and permits. The new goal of the development services departments (planning, engineering, and building) is to exceed customers’ expectations while creating a built environment that is sustainable and provides a high quality of life for all citizens.

EXTERNAL TRANSFORMATION
The city is currently in progress with several large planning studies that are designed to create more flexible standards for its land development regulations that collectively will implement a vision of renewal of the types of places that are important to a quality community:
• Pedestrian-oriented “main street” designs
• Parks interconnected with greenways
• Quality schools
• Target industry uses in major employment areas

Place-making is a central theme in the community. Several opportunities exist as the city continues to grow and mature. Re-development areas within the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the “historic downtown” area will be the focus of the city’s future efforts to create a friendly, high-quality development environment.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES RETAIL
• Fountains West–120,000 square feet of retail space including a Publix Supermarket with five outparcel lots
• Belmere PD–42,960 square feet of retail space including a CVS Pharmacy and a 85-unit assisted living facility
• Shoppes of West Oaks–54,878 square feet of retail space with three outparcels
• Hampton Inn–101 room hotel totaling 61,489 square feet
• West Colonial Parcel (a.k.a. Walia Property)–Two, 80-100 room hotels and a restaurant
• West Oaks Mall—Regional Mall serving West Orange County and surrounding area

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
• F/X Scenery & Display–248,000 square feet including 6,000 square feet of office space, 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space, and 172,000 square feet of warehouse space
• Freeman Commerce Park–153,320 square feet of office/warehouse space
• Ocoee Business Park–350,000 square feet of Class A flex space
• West End Professional Park–230,000 square feet of light industrial space

PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL OFFICE
• Lake Butler Professional Campus–165,772 total square feet including professional and medical offices, retail and restaurant space
• Health Central Medical Office Building–80,000 square feet of medical office space
• Fountains at Highland Park–126,700 total square feet including 42,500 square feet of medical office space, 65,700 square feet of professional office space, 5,700 square feet of restaurant/retail space, and 12,800 square feet of day-care space

RESIDENTIAL
• Eagle Creek of Ocoee–245 total units mixed between single-family detached and townhomes in a neo-traditional setting
• Arden Park–925 total units mixed between single-family detached and townhome units

CITY-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Over $5 million in roadway improvements including:
• Bluford Avenue roadway widening from Silver Star Road to McKey Street
• Bluford Avenue roadway widening from Maine Street to SR 50
• Maguire Road roadway widening from Mercantile Court to Story Road

Future lifestyle centers currently in review process:
• Ocoee Main Street Village–300,000-square-foot mixed-use facility including retail, office, and residential space
• Cityplace at Maguire-A mixed-use center including a bank, office, restaurant, hotel, and parking garage

WINDERMERE

Cecilia Bernier
Town Manager
P.O. Box 669
Windermere, FL 34786
(407) 876-2563 ext. 24
cbernier@town.windermere.fl.us
www.town.windermere.fl.us

• NeighborhoodScout issued a special report identifying Florida’s 10 best towns for families and children. Windermere was selected as the No. 1 town for families with children.
• Windermere residents have adopted a 20-year vision plan for the town. The first steps in that plan have already been completed to improve the infrastructure and streetscape in the downtown area.
• The overlay district adopted for the Town Center provides for future planning in the area by controlling the uses and providing good design guidelines for any future development or redevelopment.
• The town’s recent downtown improvements of $2.5 million consisted of roundabouts, town green, bricked streets, extensive landscaping, pedestrian sidewalks and underground utilities.
• Windermere is providing the ambiance, streetscape and a quaint downtown area for not only its residents but the immediate surrounding area.
• Windermere is surrounded by sand bottom lakes. Lake Butler (the largest) is on the west, Lake Down on the east, and Lake Bessie on the southeast. By means of a system of canals, Butler, Down and six other lakes are connected to form what is known as the Butler Chain.

WINTER GARDEN

Dolores Key
Economic Development Director
300 W. Plant Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787
(407) 656-4111 Ext. 2308
dkey@cwgdn.com
www.cwgdn.com

The City of Winter Garden has sped up and simplified the process of attracting job growth with the launch of www.WinterGardenFLProspector.com.

Designed specifically for economic development purposes, www.WinterGardenFLProspector.com answers the main questions that businesses have when they are involved in the site selection process:

• What buildings and land are available in our community?
• What are the market characteristics-demographics, workforce, spending?
• What are the business synergies and opportunities in unique locations of our community?
• What are the unique geographic characteristics and advantages?

www.WinterGardenFLProspector.com goes far beyond a simple database of available land and buildings. It provides the data required for analysis in order for a company to make a decision. Businesses no longer have to leaf through reams of Census Bureau reports for demographic information or contact multiple departments for basic data and documents.

www.WinterGardenFLProspector.com gathers economic, planning, infrastructure, geographic, and demographic information into a “one-stop-shop” business portal. It allows users to view, create, and print maps; find available commercial or business property; and develop custom demographic reports.

At the heart of www.WinterGardenFLProspector.com is a powerful GIS (Geographic Information System) that makes this service more powerful than typical websites. GIS allows visitors to rapidly tailor maps and reports to suit their needs and access data that would normally take weeks to collect and thousands of dollars to obtain from specialty data researchers.

The free website program is available to the public online.