Mount Dora, Florida

8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 MOUNT DORA , FLOR IDA plays an ongoing role in infrastructural development and economic transformation efforts. “Water, sewer, public facilities – including fire stations – these are all things that the city has on the drawing board and will be online in the next couple of years,” confirms Wilson. “It’s a quality of life thing. We’re also invested in keeping our people healthy and connected through our trail network. We’re working with Lake County, City of Tavares, and other regional partners to extend our trail system to build that missing link between Mount Dora and Tavares. That last 11 1/2-mile segment would join us to the regional, statewide trail network, but it’s all pretty much predicated on grant money. If we could get a grant and have those trails in place, we could connect the downtown to the whole city. Connect all the neighborhoods and parks. We could hold events on the trail and provide more opportunities for visitors. It would be a game changer.”