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OFM_TopTowns_0619FINAL.QXD_Layout 1 5 / 23 / 19 4 : 03 PM Page 1 coveted Communities A LOOK AT CENTRAL FLORIDA’S BEST TOWNS AND NEIGHBORHOODS . B Y B R I T T A N Y A N N M O R R I S E Y Ocoee Fire Department’s Lake Nona’s The Beacon and Code Wall open house Winter Park’s St . Patrick’s Day parade Ocoee’s annual Easter egg hunt Avalon Park’s Aglow winter event MetroWest’s MusicFest Maitland’s Getdown Downtown
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OFM_TopTowns_0619FINAL.QXD_Layout 1 5 / 23 / 19 4 : 03 PM Page 2 Bicyclists ride through historic downtown Winter Garden iving in Central Florida is a blessing in itself in that there are so many communities here that provide everything a resident could be looking for : top - performing schools , Lwalkability , beautiful parks — the list could go on and on . With that in mind , we decided to take a look around the ’ hood to see how some of the Orlando area’s most coveted zip codes stack up against one another in home values , school graduation rates and median income . In addition , we’ve also brought you a snippet of what’s going on in your community from new local officials to what developments and improvements you can expect to see soon . increase that was meant to bolster county revenue and pay for transportation projects . If it had been approved , the tax Baldwin Park would have stayed in place for 30 years and it would have The city of Orlando’s Baldwin Park district could see a huge put Osceola County on par with Hillsborough for having boost in value from a nearby development project . Unicorp the highest taxes in Florida . National Developments is in the process of buying the land The Celebration area is also growing . Osceola County under the blighted Fashion Square Mall and plans to tear it commissioners have approved the first phase of Island Village , down to transform the property into a $ 1 billion mixed - use the fifth and final neighborhood for this formally Disney - development of retail , residential and office space . However , owned master - planned community . The Island Village com - to move forward , Unicorp will still need to negotiate with munity will be spread over 350 acres of land . the mall’s owner as the land and the building are owned by separate entities . College Park Residents of Baldwin Park can also look forward to Residents of College Park , one of the city of Orlando’s oldest getting a new free - standing emergency room . The new ER is neighborhoods , will be seeing a lot of development on the an extension of Oviedo Medical Center and is expected to western edge of the neighborhood as The Packing District open this month at the corner of Semoran Boulevard and takes form . This new 200 - acre district is taking shape quickly . Hanging Moss Road . The area’s YMCA is set to begin construction later this year , the city of Orlando recently awarded a contract to a builder Celebration for the area’s new tennis center and the construction of the Community members in Celebration , along with the rest of streetscape is expected to begin this month . Osceola County , recently voted down a one - cent sales tax ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM june 2019 ORLANDO FAMILY 13