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With developers expressing keen interest in eastern Clermont - the section closest to Orlando -
Clermont's sewer system will be expanded to that area, Saunders said. The city's water system
also will be improved and expanded. Those utility improvements have a $1.3 million price tag,
Saunders said.
Workers are building a new $440,000 public works complex because the current building doesn't
have enough space to store equipment and repair vehicles, he said.
Lack of space also led to the budgeting of $625,000 to expand the police station and to expand or
relocate City Hall. Council members should be deciding in two or three months whether to
expand the offices, or move to a new location and sell the current City Hall site, which occupies
prime commercial property along S.R. 50. No possible new sites have been chosen to relocate
City Hall, Saunders said.
The 1989-90 budget also includes $775,000 to build the first phase of a 28-acre recreational area
off 12th Street, with Lake Palatlakaha within its borders. The city will seek bids this week for
construction of the park, which should be completed by spring of 1991, Saunders said.
For sports enthusiasts, the park will offer four softball fields, a football and soccer field, three
tennis courts, a volleyball court, a basketball court, a fitness trail, and jogging and bicycle paths.
For lovers of water sports, the park will offer the lake and a fishing pier. Outdoors types can take
in a nature study center, and folks who just want to relax can lounge in gazebos or spread a
blanket at a picnic area. A playground is planned with a separate "tot lot" for small children.
The softball complex will especially be good for parents with children who play in Clermont's
Little League games, Saunders said. Now, softball fields are spread out around the city, making
life difficult for parents who must transport more than one child to different fields.
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