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Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel
By
David Damron
Published
June 14, 2014
A tentative deal has been reached that would keep water running in the embattled Tymber Skan condominium complex so residents can stay in their homes.
Orange County's deputy utilities director said a billing compromise with Orlando Utilities Commission is emerging that allows residents to directly pay for the service. That allows them to bypass financially defunct homeowners associations, which are now about $95,000 behind. Residents there had faced loss of water service by July. "We're very thankful that there is a plan in the works for us to not have to our water turned off, so that's not hanging over our heads," said long-time resident Jeannie Tiedeman.
However, Tiedeman said, there are still details that need to be worked out.
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The Holden Heights community has been ravaged by vandalism, crime and resident flight problems for years. But officials said last week that a pair of homeowners' associations there also faced $83,000 in overdue bills to OUC, $56,000 of which was owed to the county's wastewater system. On Tuesday, a county official said the overdue tab is closer to $95,000, but a deal is being worked on to clear out that debt, and make it easier to pay bills going forward.
Mayor Teresa Jacobs has pledged to help mount a larger recovery plan for folks who want to keep living in the Tymber Skan on the Lakes |
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Orange County has reached a deal with OUC to keep the Tymber Skan condominium complex open so residents can stay in their homes.
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Condominiums. County officials have discussed about $2 million in aid for demolition, relocation and additional sheriff's funding for patrols in the area.
More urgently, though, officials sought to solve the water problem. It's not clear how much of the overdue bill would be forgiven, which still needs to be worked out with a court-appointed receiver for the neighborhood groups.
"We have no plans to discontinue water service there," said OUC spokesman Tim Trudell, who added, "we still have some work to do."
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