Windermere to discuss boathouses at attorney-client session

Town leaders will meet with their town attorneys at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:45 a.m. September 4, 2024

Southwest Orange
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The town of Windermere will host an attorney-client session to discuss the boathouses pending litigation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Town Hall.

Town representatives said the purpose of the session is to allow the town attorneys to seek advice from members of the Town Council, which will be confined to settlement negotiations and strategy related to the lawsuit.

The meeting will include only Windermere Mayor Jim O'Brien; Town Council members Mandy David, Tony Davit, Brandi Haines, Tom Stroup and Andy Williams; Town Manager Robert Smith; and Town Attorneys Tom Wilkes, Nick Dancaescu, Summer DeGel and Rick Mitchell.

According to official court documents, the lawsuit was filed by the town of Windermere July 15, 2022, in the Orange County Circuit Courts at the Orange County Circuit Courthouse. Daniel and Anne Fanelli are listed as the defendants and counter plaintiffs.

The town previously hosted its first attorney-client session in February.

The litigation most recently was brought up at the August Town Council meeting, where the boathouse owners presented a settlement offer giving the town 45 days to respond. The offer expired on Thursday, Aug. 15, and the owners said they received no response from the town.

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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.