Parks and amenities open in Windermere following Hurricane Ian

The town thanked residents for their patience during the closure while staff assessed the parks and amenities for safety.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 10:00 a.m. October 7, 2022

West Orange Times & Observer
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The town of Windermere has opened up its parks and amenities following Hurricane Ian.

The town first officially announced the closure of all parks and amenities on Friday, Sept. 30, after the storm tore across the state Wednesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday, Sept. 29. Locally, residents began feeling Ian’s wrath in the late afternoon of Sept. 28, through the morning of Sept. 29.

As of Thursday, Oct. 6, the following town parks and amenities have reopened: Main Street Tennis Courts, “Park Among the Lakes," Central Park and Palmer Park.

The town thanked residents for their patience during the closure while staff assessed the parks and amenities for safety.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.