By Angelina Falco
Herald Intern
During a city meeting on Monday, Jan. 26, the Vice Mayor of Casselberry, Anthony Aramendia, presented the Mayor’s Proclamation to Dr. Deborah Bauer, Chair of the Seminole County Semiquincentennial (250) Planning Committee. In the proclamation, the city of Casselberry joins the celebration and encourages residents, schools, businesses, civic organizations, and cultural institutions to join as well.
From Jan. 26-28, Casselberry’s Mayor Henson traveled up to Tallahassee, joining the Florida League of Cities for Legislative Action Days. During this annual event, city leaders are provided with the opportunity to meet with other lawmakers and advocate for strong local decision-making through an ethics workshop, capitol tours, an advocacy strategy session, and more.
“Thank you, Mayor Henson, for your continued support of Casselberry through your service,” per the City of Casselberry Facebook page.
On Jan. 29, a meeting was held to discuss a developing concept that will transform North and South Winter Park Drive to ensure safety and comfort for pedestrians. The preferred alternative includes a shared use path, which would accommodate both pedestrians and cyclists, along the east side of Winter Park Drive from Red Bug Lake Road to SR 434. In the street project, there were also several other safety, access, and connectivity improvements.
The goal of Casselberry City is to be the “most walkable, rollable, and bikeable City in Central Florida,” said the Executive Summary of the plan. This plan has been in the works since 2022 and is on schedule to continue on to 2028 at least. The next milestone in this plan would be “Reconstruction of Queens Mirror, Crystal Bowl and Wilshire Dr. to provide bicycling and pedestrian improvements and signal upgrades,” which is set to happen in 2028 currently but is subject to change.
