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Winter Garden city commissioners have unanimously voted to negotiate a lease with Eight Waves for a new children’s museum.
The proposed museum will be located at 271 E. Plant St. on 2.57 acres and is expected to open in 2029, attracting 30,000 visitors annually.
Eight Waves, a nonprofit focusing on literacy and mentorship for under-resourced children, plans to build a three-story, 52,250-square-foot museum along with a three-story, 192-space parking garage.
The museum’s site will allow for the relocation of a 100-year-old house to preserve it and enable a proposed development to begin...
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