🌱 Why Oviedo just pulled every Flock camera from city streets

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Oviedo just pulled every Flock camera from city streets
• Planning to fish the St. Johns Showdown? Don't miss Oviedo's captains meeting

Also on today's calendar: Local Planning Agency (LPA) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Breezy; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oviedo Mayor "Speechless" Over Decoy Flock Camera (mysanfordherald.com) — Oviedo officials have ordered all Flock license plate cameras, including a controversial decoy unit, removed from city limits following weeks of resident privacy concerns and state transportation restrictions. The move comes after Mayor Megan Sladek said she was "speechless" to learn police set up a fake camera operation without her knowledge, just as council was weighing whether to end the surveillance program.
   

• Mud Hole and Mighty River Recovery Announce Competitive Bass Fishing Tournament (coastalanglermag.com) — An Oviedo-based fishing tackle company is helping launch the Mud Hole St. Johns Showdown, a November 22 bass tournament on Lake Monroe that raises money for St. Johns River restoration. Local anglers must attend a mandatory captains meeting at Mud Hole Custom Tackle in Oviedo on November 21, right after the shop's fall block party, to register and get rules and gear.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oviedo

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Sacred Calm: An Evening of Deep Release →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Local Planning Agency (LPA) →
  400 Alexandria Blvd., Oviedo
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Two Year Anniversary →
  VIO Med Spa | Oviedo, 1191 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo
• Gentle Slow Flow →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  10:00 am
• Groove & Flow →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  11:30 am
• Community Acupuncture →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  12:30 pm
• Core & Balance →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  6:30 pm
• Property Tax Referendum (Amendment 3) Information Meeting →
  357 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Gentle Yoga →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  10:00 am
• Tai Chi Flow →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  11:30 am
• Yoga for Hips & Back →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Yoga for Everybody →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I saw this and it made me smile so I'm sharing it with you.
  If you remember this let me know. Tap on it to see what it says. (Nextdoor Walsh St)
• My cousin and her daughter (from Ecuador) are coming for a visit at the end of October.
  They do not celebrate Halloween in South America and she would like to take her daughter trick or treating. I live in Alafaya woods and the last… (Nextdoor Alafaya Woods)

• SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist (Bilingual Spanish) in Winter Park. Apply here.
• Full Sail University posted a job opening for Change of Enrollment Veteran Affairs Processor Specialist in Winter Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oviedo here.

🗞 Nearby News

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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