🏠Home sales in Lake County ... still on the upswing?

🌟Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes,

The universe wasn't kind to movie buffs, making the Daylight Saving Time change coincide with the Academy Awards. How are you holding up? ... Me? Don't ask.

Every year, I stay up too late watching the Oscars, get rattled, excited, and cannot fall asleep until way too late.

So, if I seem a little off or testy today, it's not because I was disappointed with the awards show (we're long past that), it's because I got, maybe, two hours of sleep.

🍀Back to Earth in Lake County, preparations are underway for a big St. Patrick's Day weekend in downtown Leesburg.

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🏌New plan for old Silver Lake Country Club land

Built in the 1920s, it was the heart and soul of a nice, surrounding neighborhood for decades, including stately homes on Silver Lake Drive. Since the club closed in 2007, lush greens have morphed into brushy hideouts for wildlife, including coyotes.

Every development plan, including news about the recent sale of the land, has frayed neighbors’ nerves.

🏠Home sales in Lake County ... still on the upswing?

Yes. Lake County's median home was 1,934 square feet, listed at $218 per square foot.

The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 4.7% from February 2023.

Compared to last month, the median home list price increased 3.8%

How much is it today?

📣A look at this week's public meetings

📅Leesburg City Commission: The City of Leesburg City Commission meetings are held the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m., which means today, and broadcast live on LakeFront TV, Leesburg's government access channel. LakeFront TV can be viewed locally on: Xfinity 22, Prism 21 and Spectrum 497. Stream it live on YouTube too.

📖City of Eustis Historic Preservation Board The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. March 12, a meeting rescheduled from January. It will be held at Eustis City Hall.

🏗 Lake County Commission meeting: The BOCC of Lake County will meet 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. Among items on the agenda, the commission will consider appointing members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and consider approval of an agreement with LifeStream Behavioral Center, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2024 funding.

🗣Mount Dora meetings: The Library Advisory Board will meet at 5 p.m. today, March 11, at 1995 Donnelly Road. The Northeast CRA Advisory Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 803 Florida Ave.

⛅The Weather Channel tells us that the week starts out more seasonably mild with highs in the low 70s and lows in around the mid 50s to low 60s.

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Bye for now!

JG