Winter Park business operator decided on for vacant council seat

Winter Park’s city council appointed a nearby enterprise operator and longtime resident known for her contributions to the local community to its vacant seat in a special assembly on Tuesday.

Rebecca Kaufman will take the seat left open up by previous council member Chris Seemann’s retirement in December. Kaufman is a co-operator of Ullr’s Tavern and Wake ‘N Bacon in Winter Park and has lived in the region for 12 a long time.

“I am honored and so grateful for the opportunity to serve on the Winter season Park Town Council,” Kaufman mentioned in a assertion announcing her appointment. “I’m inspired by the work the city council and city staff have concluded to this date. I am humbled at the prospect to serve a neighborhood that has specified me so a great deal and psyched and all set to get to function and assistance in any way feasible.”

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Kaufman was one particular of four candidates for the open up seat. Kaufman’s function above the earlier calendar year to assist neighborhood companies through the pandemic and her attempts to provide over 5,000 meals to initially responders all through fireplace season built her an perfect prospect, in accordance to the city.

For the duration of her interview with city council, Kaufman highlighted the ongoing pandemic, inexpensive housing and setting up a 12 months-round local community as her prime priorities.

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Most a short while ago, Kaufman served on the shorter-time period rental advisory committee to tutorial the town’s policy for the well-liked variety of lodging.

Kaufman’s term finishes in April 2022.

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