Oakland accepting applications for empty commission seat

Residents have until Jan. 17 to turn in their applications to fill the seat vacated by Commissioner Rick Polland.

By Amy Quesinberry Price
| 1:06 p.m. January 8, 2025

West Orange Times & Observer
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After 13 years of service, Rick Polland has resigned as Seat 1 commissioner to pursue future endeavors. The town of Oakland is accepting applications for the vacant commission seat; the term will end March 10, 2026. The Town Commission will establish the process for reviewing and selecting applications at the Jan. 14 Town Commission meeting.

Visit bit.ly/4gAlv5D to apply for the position. Applications are due no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. Completed applications must be signed and submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office, 230 N. Tubb St./P.O. Box 98, Oakland, FL 34760 or emailed to [email protected].

For questions, call Elise Hui, Town Clerk, at (407) 656-1117, Ext. 2110.

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Amy Quesinberry Price

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Price was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.