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› Winter Park reinstates affordable housing fee linked to building permits
Winter Park is bringing back a fee charged with a building permit that is expected to raise between $200,000 and $250,000 a year for affordable housing in the city. Commissioners approved reinstating the fee during Wednesday’s meeting, the first for Winter Park Mayor Phil Anderson, that will apply to new construction projects. It will add 0.005% of a building’s value to the permit fee amount.
› Sarasota homebuilder wins national rising star award
Ryan Perrone, owner and co-founder of Sarasota-based luxury builder Nautilus Homes, recently won the 2020 National Association of Home Builders Young Professionals Award for the region encompassing the Southeast United States and Puerto Rico. The NAHB, based in Washington, D.C., is a federation of 700 state and local associations revolving around homebuilding.
› Boeing renovating office space in Southwest Jacksonville
The city issued a permit March 22 for Tenant Contractors Inc. to renovate offices at Lake Gray Plaza for The Boeing Co. at a cost of $400,000. The aerospace company has not announced the functions it will serve at the Southwest Jacksonville location. According to the permit, Tenant Contractors will renovate 35,100 square feet of space at 6225 Lake Gray Blvd., although plans show 23,000 square feet will be used. At that size, it could accommodate at least 120 to 170 employees.
› Are Disney World guests happier at the parks during the pandemic? Company CEO says yes.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek made some bold statements. People are happier at Disney World parks now — during a time when visitors must wear masks and can’t get the full experience — than before the pandemic, the company’s leader said. “Our guest satisfaction scores since we’ve reopened across the world have shown that, indeed, our guests are even more satisfied than they were prior to the pandemic,” Chapek said.
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