Windermere, Orange County, Florida
Windermere, a suburb of Orlando, is located in Orange County, Florida. Windermere was established in 1889 and chartered in 1925.
During late 2007, the Town of Windermere filed a proposal to annex Isleworth and Butler Bay, another wealthy subdivision. This was met with extensive debate from town residents and an objection from Orange County, which stood to lose millions of dollars of property tax revenue. After lengthy discussions, and battles with the county, Isleworth remained in the county, but Butler Bay was annexed into Windermere with over 90% of its residents approving annexation via a mail in ballot.
Windermere has a Town Manager/City Council form of government. 5 Council members are elected at large for two year terms with 3 running for election in odd years and 2 running for election in even years along with the Mayor. Gary Bruhn has served as Mayor for four consecutive terms since 2004.
Police services are provided by the Windermere Police Department. Fire rescue and emergency medical services are provided by Orange County Fire Rescue - Fire Station 35, which is located in Windermere. Postal services are provided by the Windermere Post Office. Floridan Aquifer is Windermere and Orange County’s source of drinking and fire hydrant water, which is filtered naturally through hundreds of feet of sand and rock, and then treated by the Orange County Water Division.
For more information on Windermere real estate and Windermere homes for sale in addition to Windermere relocation contact Marc Grossman, your Windermere Realtor @ 407-463-1034. Additional information is available for Seminole County real estate, Orange County, West Volusia County and South Lake County.