At the recent Clermont City Council meeting, city leaders discussed the potential purchase of two downtown properties long considered key to addressing parking challenges in the city’s historic core.

For more than a decade, the City of Clermont has leased the DeHoyos property located north of West Minneola Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets for use as a public parking lot. During that time, the City has also expressed interest in purchasing the property outright. However, previous offers to buy the land were declined by the property owner.

Ms. DeHoyos recently met with city officials to revisit the possibility of purchasing her downtown properties. During that meeting, Ms. DeHoyos indicated she would consider selling two of her parcels and invited the City to make an offer.

The first pr

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