The Winter Garden City Commission, at its Thursday, June 27, meeting, approved a resolution officially dedicating the city-owned park at 1203 E. Plant St. as the Charlie Mae Wilder Park, named after 91-year-old community advocate Charlie Mae Wilder.
Wilder has lived in the east Winter Garden community since 1976. She is one of the neighborhood’s biggest advocates, and she has memberships in multiple organizations and boards designed to promote and improve the community.
“The resolution expresses a tribute to honor a remarkable resident of Winter Garden with a steadfast, life-long track record of public service and community development,” Economic Development Director Marc Hutchinson said. “Ms. Charlie Mae Wilder has served, and continues to serve, many organizations in various capacities in both Winter Garden and Central Florida, including as a former Winter Garden commissioner and is a current board member of the Winter Garden CRA. She is a respected pillar with a unifying voice for both the Historic East Winter Garden Neighborhood and the entire Winter Garden community.”
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