Media

Reporting and interviews.

Independent coverage and public interviews about Ordinance 2026-18 and Orlando’s Downtown Historic District.

• Orlando Shine · June 11, 2026

  Historic Preservation Board chair says downtown moratorium would 'gut' Orlando's oldest historic district

  Board chair Jeff Thompson discusses the district-wide loss of preservation oversight and argues that a broad moratorium could provide cover for decisions about individual sites.

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• Bungalower · June 9, 2026

  Orlando pushes downtown historic workaround forward despite preservation pushback

  Coverage of the June 8 vote advancing Ordinance 2026-18 and the opposition raised during public comment.

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• Orlando Business Journal · June 9, 2026

  Orlando historic preservation district development

  Business Journal reporting on the proposed moratorium and its implications for downtown development and historic property oversight.

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• ClickOrlando · June 8, 2026

  Orlando weighs moratorium on historic preservation rules to boost downtown investment

  News 6 coverage of the City Council discussion on pausing historic-preservation review to encourage downtown investment.

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