12th Geneva Historical Bus Tour

12th Geneva Historical Bus Tour

&  Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012        Geneva Community Center

Where was the RR Depot in Geneva, the

Geneva Coca-Cola Bottling Co., the city of Buda?

  • Historical Bus Tour  – Two tours – - 9:30 AM OR 11:30 AM.  Seats are a $10 donation per person.  Call 407-947-4412 or email MargieILJ@aol.com and leave your name, phone, # of tickets and bus time you desire.  You will receive a return call or email for confirmation.  The busses fill up quickly each year, so don’t delay.
  • Pancake Breakfast—$5.00 per plate donation for pancakes, sausage, orange juice and drink.  8:30 to 11:30 AM.  No reservations needed for breakfast, open to all, not just bus folks.
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The signs are for the turn lane improvements that will take place at Snowhill Road and CR 419.

The signs are for the turn lane improvements that will take place at Snowhill Road and CR 419.

The CR 419 at Snow Hill Road Intersection improvement project provides increased capacity and safety improvements at this busy intersection.  Eastbound (EB) CR 419 will now have Dual Left turn lane onto Snow Hill road and there will also now be 2 EB through lanes.  For Southbound (SB) Snowhill Road there will now be an exclusive Right turn lane, a shared Thru-Right turn lane and an exclusive Left turn lane.  Additionally in order to accept the EB Dual Left an additional Northbound (NB) Snowhill lane will be added that will be approximately 1200’ long to provide an appropriate merge length for NB traffic.  Similarly on the Westbound (WB) approach to the intersection, we will add an extra EB acceptance lane that will match up with the two EB through lanes on CR 419.  The total length of this new lane on CR 419 including the taper will be approximately 1200’ long.

 

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Senator Hays Has Had His Fill of Aqua!

Senator Hays Has Had His Fill of Aqua!
http://www.flowflorida.com/senator-hays-has-had-his-fill-of-aqua/

Our hope of legislation is no longer a hope, thanks to Senator Alan Hays,
Distritct 20, which covers parts of Lake, Marion, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia
Counties.

On December 13th, 2011, the good senator introduced S.B. 1244.

Summary of Bill:

Water and Wastewater Utilities; Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from
approving tiered rates that are based upon consumption [...]

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Support the Rural Heritage Center become a member

Please mark your calendar for the Rural Heritage Center’s Annual Membership Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner on January 28th, 2012
The dinner will begin at 6 pm sharp; The Heritage Center will provide sliced ham and drinks. Please bring a dish of your choice to share.
During our membership meeting which will begin while we are dining, the president will give the state of the RHC; we will then elect the board for 2012.  A slate of candidates will be recommended by the nominating committee, and we will take nominations from the floor. If you would like to serve on the board or be an associate board member, please email us at ruralheritage1@gmail.com.
By attending this meeting, you will hear all the exciting programs, events, classes and other activities being planned for the center. We would like to have your input as well. There will be door prizes, also.
Please stay and enjoy a free family movie after our meeting.Please take time out of your busy schedule to support our rural area efforts by volunteering at the Rural Heritage Center. We want all interested members to participate and new members to join!! Individual memberships are $20, and family membership is $25.
If you are unable to attend this meeting, please visit our web site, ruralheritagecenter.net , for ongoing updates and information.

101 East Main Street

Geneva, Florida     407-792-0758

RuralHeritageCenter@gmail.com
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Be Safe several Break in around Chuluota area.

Stay safe, pay attention, several break in are happening in Chuluota area. Lock doors, leave on lights at night, don’t leave garage door open during day where people can check out what you have. If you have a gated property keep gate closed

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Update a small projects around Chuluota

Construct sidewalks on 7th Street and Avenue E.  These projects are part of a Federal Grant with FDOT for the Safe Routes to School Program.  The sidewalk on 7th Street goes from west of Avenue C to East of Fantasy Lane on the North side of the road.  The sidewalk on Avenue E goes from 7th Street to E. 2nd Street on the West side of the road.

Also a new retention pond is being dug on Snowhill near school and drainage pipes going in on entrance to Osprey Lakes.

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No Widening of 419, keeping that Rural Roadway

Final Design for the Widening of County Road 419 -
Improvement Alternative for the Widening of County Road
419, from Snow Hill Road to the Orange County Line.
District1 – Dallari (Brett Blackadar)

A motion was made by Commissioner Bob Dallari, seconded by Vice Chairman
Carlton D. Henley, to freeze the dollars for this item and discuss the issue again
in two years, then decide at that time to keep the dollars set aside for this
project or reallocate the dollars. The motion PASSED by an unanimous vote.

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No truth to Annexation by Oviedo

I have had many calls about Oviedo annexation of Chuluota,  no idea where these rumors get started but that is NOT happening.

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Church’s planned expansion frustrates some


By Caleb Johnson | August 17, 2011

The landscape near Willingham Road in Chuluota is that of trees, wildlife and open spaces.

Soon, however, it may include a more than 31,000-square-foot mega-church, which has some nearby residents upset.

“Chuluota is a town of 2,400 people with eight churches all within a couple miles of each other,” said Vicki Nelson, who has resided on Willingham Road for 20 years with her husband, Tait. “Our needs are served. This is not a religious issue, but about responsible urban planning and green space.”

An outline of Seminole County’s rural area issues, objectives and implementation tools – last revised in February 2005 and found on the county’s official government website – explains that the county created the Chuluota Nonresidential Design Standard Zoning Overlay Ordinance. The objective of its implementation was so that “the design of currently permitted or allowed non-residential uses should not detract from the rural character of the area.”

The ordinance has helped residents fight off development in the past.

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Farmers Market in Oviedo

First Saturday of each month

The Oviedo Farmers Market, which will be held at the Lawton House, starts today. The market opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 2 p.m. and will be held on the first Saturday of each month. If you are interested in participating, or if you want more information, contact Lars White at             407-971-5612 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 407-971-5612 end_of_the_skype_highlighting .

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