Orange County Commissioner Fred Brummer is confident that, while the near-term prospects for attracting new development in Pine Hills are challenging, the work of the Pine Hills Redevelopment Task Force and the recent messaging, positively projecting the area, are essential. Brummer made these observations recently in an exclusive interview last Friday with West Orlando News Online.
“…The near-term prospects are very challenging given the overall economic environment in general. For the long-term, I sincerely believe that the Pine Hills Redevelopment Task Force and the message, Pine Hills is on the Rise, is a great message to be getting out there and I think that we have a tremendous amount of opportunity,” Brummer said.
Brummer, who is seeking re-election as Commissioner for District 2, added that he believes Orange County Commissioners understand the changes which must be undertaken to facilitate re-development of the Pine Hills area.
“Further, I believe my fellow commissioners recognize that, this type of effort being community-based, is the kind of thing where we will, as a commission, step up and make the commitments necessary to do the exceptional types of zoning and land-use changes necessary to facilitate redevelopment,” Brummer added. “But, it is a story of a journey of a-thousand miles which begins with a single step and a huge, giant stride was, creating the Pine Hills Redevelopment Task Force.”
