Orange County, east of the 417, may become its own city (Orlando: low income, crime)

[GLS2010]

It would be called Innovation, FL

Part Of East Orange County Could Become New City - News Story - WFTV Orlando

I think this is a great idea. Orange county government is way too large and covers too many communities too far apart . It seems like the orange county government caters to southwest Orange county (hunters creek/Dr. Phillips, I-drive) more than east orange county. East orange county already has its own chamber of commerce. This area of unicorprated land has grown tremendously the past 2 decades and doesn't really have its own identiy like other areas of the metro. We need more local control in this area, like most other areas in the metro have, esp because this area might see a boom again and gain a lot more people when innvation way and the medical city get going, plus UCF keeps growing by the semester.

[boy3365]

It's an interesting idea, but the name "innovation" is too cheesy.

[AONE]

Originally Posted by boy3365

It's an interesting idea, but the name "innovation" is too cheesy.

ummm Celebration, harmony ... may i have some crackers with that cheese :-)

[GLS2010]

They want to name it that because of the whole medical city/innovation way/UCF concept. But I agree its kind of tacky sounding for a city name.. I remember back in 2004 they were talking about this but wanted to call it Waterford Lakes, FL. Which I think sounds better, and there is already a waterford lakes town center so it would make more sense.

[**NoodLes**]

Judging by the comments maybe they should call it mini-Pine Hills. It's funny how this little town works, first crime skyrocketed in MetroWest, then it spread to UCF, Waterford Lakes area, now when tacky Innovation gets going, come the cookie cutters, and more crime. God I love this place. Or better yet, mini Poinciana, yeah that sounds better.

[GLS2010]

Originally Posted by **NoodLes**

Judging by the comments maybe they should call it mini-Pine Hills. It's funny how this little town works, first crime skyrocketed in MetroWest, then it spread to UCF, Waterford Lakes area, now when tacky Innovation gets going, come the cookie cutters, and more crime. God I love this place. Or better yet, mini Poinciana, yeah that sounds better.

Read the article before you post ignorant rants man. They aren't trying to build a new city. They want to incorporate a section of unicorporated East Orange county so they can use the existing tax base and apply it to the best interest of the area not the whole county. This plan isn't to build some low income housing development. If any growth does occur within the area in the future it would most likely be due to the lake nona medical city, which will bring high income jobs to the area. Areas east of the 417 aren't nearly as crime ridden as areas like Pine Hills. Its not some perfectly safe friendly small town either, It would be a city of 186,000 people. Poinciana and Pine Hills aren't even cities, they're both census-designated places.