Florida Senate - 2025                            (NP)    SR 1884
       
       
        
       By Senator Truenow
       
       
       
       
       
       13-03269-25                                           20251884__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the
    3         Town of Windermere and its commitment to building and
    4         maintaining a strong community that reflects its
    5         residents, and recognizing February 2, 2025, as “Town
    6         of Windermere Day” in Florida.
    7  
    8         WHEREAS, Dr. Stanley Scott, an Englishman, settled on 160
    9  acres in Central Florida in 1888, calling his home “Windermere,”
   10  and
   11         WHEREAS, in 1911, J.C. “Cal” Palmer and J. Howard Johnson
   12  purchased Windermere and the surrounding lands and, through hard
   13  work and dedication, developed a community that welcomed new
   14  residents, and
   15         WHEREAS, the Town of Windermere was incorporated in 1925 by
   16  Palmer, Johnson, and Howard Lyon, each of whom would serve as
   17  mayor of the town in the years that followed, and
   18         WHEREAS, in 1930, Windermere had a population of 153, and
   19  by 1960 it had increased to 596 residents, and
   20         WHEREAS, today, 100 years after incorporation, 3,132 people
   21  reside in the lakefront community of the Town of Windermere
   22  under the leadership of Mayor Jim O’Brien and Council Members
   23  Loren “Andy” Williams, Mandy David, Tony Davit, Tom Stroup, and
   24  Brandi Haines, and
   25         WHEREAS, the Town of Windermere is a testament to what an
   26  involved citizenry can accomplish when equipped with a strong
   27  sense of community pride, and its residents continue to
   28  demonstrate a willingness to work hard to build a safe, healthy,
   29  and vibrant community, and
   30         WHEREAS, the Town of Windermere has recognized that a town
   31  that takes care of its trees takes care of its people by
   32  providing places to play and to appreciate natural beauty, and
   33  it has been designated as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day
   34  Foundation, and
   35         WHEREAS, the Butler Chain of Lakes in Windermere was the
   36  first lake system in Florida to be designated as an Outstanding
   37  Florida Water by the Florida Department of Environmental
   38  Protection, a designation it earned in 1985 thanks to the
   39  quality of its water and wildlife habitat, and
   40         WHEREAS, the Town of Windermere marks its 100th anniversary
   41  by celebrating all citizens, volunteers, businesses, community
   42  organizations, and dedicated town staff and council members,
   43  past and present, who have worked so hard to enhance the
   44  community of Windermere, NOW, THEREFORE,
   45  
   46  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   47  
   48         That the Senate reaffirms the importance of the Town of
   49  Windermere on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and
   50  recognizes February 2, 2025, as “Town of Windermere Day” in
   51  Florida.