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Imp mpact act o of the West O Oran ange T e Trai ail on Hi Histor oric D c Downtown W Winter G er Gar arden en 1

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C ITY R OLE IN D OWNTOWN A REA • CRA established in 1992 - 349.76 Acres 19 19

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H ISTORIC D OWNTOWN K EY M ILESTONES • Survey Completed - 1994 • City Applied for and received Historic District Designation – 1997 ) 21 21

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M OVING OF THE R AILROAD T RACKS 24 24

C ITY D OWNTOWN S TREETSCAPE P ROJECT 25 25

C ITY D OWNTOWN S TREETSCAPE P ROJECT (2002 – 2003) 26 26

Winter Garden Centennial Celebration A City with a Future… Building on a Hundred Years of Tradition 27 27

C ONTINUED I NVESTMENT 28 28

R EDEVELOPMENT S UCCESSES • Garden Theater Restoration Completed 2008 29 29

R EDEVELOPMENT S UCCESSES • Restoration of Edgewater Hotel • 28,800 SqFt • Ground Floor Retail/Restaurants • Bed & Breakfast on second floor • 3 rd floor restoration on-going 30 30

R EDEVELOPMENT S UCCESSES 31 31

C ONTINUED I NVESTMENT • Corner of Main Street & Plant Street 32 32

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Economic Impact Analysis of Orange County Trails

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“Banking on Nature” 2006 Study conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at St. Marks Wildlife Refuge $23.87 million in annual revenue 846,121 visitors 93% non-residents 38 38

“Outdoor Recreation as an Economic Engine” 2011 Study conducted by the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida 39 39

Winter Garden Heritage Foundation History Research & Education Center 40 40