By Jesse Phillips, PresidentWinter Springs Community Association As a resident of Winter Springs, I was surprised to see the City of Winter Springs use taxpayer dollars to flood Facebook and Instagram feeds with posts celebrating the fact we were ranked the #4 safest city in the year 2021. Like any curious…
Who Is Commissioner Kevin Cannon?
Here’s a quick primer on Kevin Cannon. His career has been marked by pro-development voting record and running afoul environmental standards. Campaigning vs Governing Despite running on an anti-development platform, Mr. Cannon has chosen to govern differently than he campaigned. Pictured below is a list of all of the projects…
More than 10,000 gallons of sewage spilled in Winter Springs in four separate incidents
Over the course of the summer months, in the aftermath of the self-induced water shortages, the city’s agreement to pass a resolution affirming several of our Association’s key assertions about the city being in violation of our Consumptive Use Permit, failing to follow through on reclamation plant plans and failing…
Water Investigation Update: Veolia contractually agreed to address reclaimed water plant in 2019 in contract “carefully” reviewed by Commissioner Cannon
Below is a segment of the public testimony Kevin Cannon and the City Commission tried to BLOCK from being entered into the public record. This report is part of a series of reports of revelations stemming from the Winter Springs Community Association’s resolution which contained key admissions from the city,…
Water Investigation Update: past leaders left city with 300 million gallon cushion and funded projects to meet future needs
NOTE: at the end of the meeting, your city commissioners led by a Commissioner Kevin Cannon tried to FORCIBLY BLOCK this testimony from being entered into the PUBLIC RECORD. Read for yourself: Tonight the City of Winter Springs held a special meeting (which they are calling an “investigation”) into our…
Winter Springs Water Quality Initiative: Resolution
UPDATE: the resolution passed by a 5-0 vote on July 12, 2021. A summary of the resolution and our reasons for supporting it are below. At tonight’s Commission meeting, city leaders will be discussing a resolution on our city’s water quality. We encourage all residents to support this resolution. We…
Winter Springs Report: Discolored, Corrosive Water and more TTHMs
Did you see the glossy taxpayer funded water report? Or the gaslighting video the city put out explaining to educated adults how to read it? Remember being told your water changing colors was no big deal? Well, it turns out this is an indication of contaminants, a health concern and…
WATER CRISIS: Did Winter Springs almost run out of water? (watch video)
How does a city the size of Winter Springs almost run out of water? Watch the video below to get the real facts about or water shortage. We take a behind the scenes look at how our systemic leadership failures and negligence caused a perfect storm and an avoidable crisis…
CAUSE FOR CENSURE: Commissioner Kevin Cannon violated the City code of ethics 6 times in just over 3 minutes.
We have the code of conduct fo a reason. It’s to lower the temperature, ensure decorum and make sure the city’s business is properly executed. When Commissioner Kevin Cannon incited residents to take action against their neighbors and stormed out of the commission meeting right before his attempt to eliminate…
So Weird–AWOL commissioner Kevin Cannon designates home construction site, threatens neighbors with felony charges
Is Kevin Cannon ok? The guy who recently stormed out of a meeting after inciting residents to take action against other residents, and has spent the better part of two years lying about issues related to the water system, has now designated his home as a construction site and then…