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Webinar:  Sign Regulation after Reed v. Town of Gilbert, AZSeptember 16, 2015, noon to 1:30 Cost $10 per participant Register Now! The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert may make it more difficult for local governments to regulate signs in a content neutral manner under the First Amendment. City of…

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Winter Garden awards $8-million contract for parking garage

Winter Garden’s proposed parking garage will blend in with the city’s brick-street downtown, according to a design shown to city commissioners. The commission on Thursday unanimously approved an $8.1 million contract with Finfrock, an Apopka-based design and construction company regarded as the largest builder of parking structures in the United States. Among the company’s notable…

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A gateway to downtown Leesburg

A year in the making, Leesburg’s $3.8 million Main Street Streetscape project is finally finished and ready for a ceremonial unveiling today. The project was conceived as a way to transform a tired, blighted section of the city into a vibrant, inviting gateway into downtown. The ambitious undertaking, which runs 2,800 feet from U.S. 27…

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City debuts fresh, new Main Street

Dozens of Leesburg residents, business leaders and political figures turned out Friday morning to witness the cutting of the ribbon and the ceremonial opening of Main Street following a year-long renovation. The project was conceived as a way to transform a tired, blighted section of the city into a vibrant, inviting gateway into downtown. The…

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