Oviedo approves funding for hurricane damage repairs at Riverside Park
OVIEDO, Fla. — A community center in Oviedo remains closed nearly 10 months after Hurricane Ian hit, sending 25 inches of water into the building. ...
OVIEDO, Fla. — A community center in Oviedo remains closed nearly 10 months after Hurricane Ian hit, sending 25 inches of water into the building. Last week, the Oviedo City Council approved funding to get repairs at Riverside Park moving. 'We had some severe damage in the overall facility. Flooding in the pool, tennis courts were damaged,' said Paul Belden, Oviedo's director of recreation and parks. Belden said the flooding caused between $648,000 and $766,000 in damage. 'We couldn't just enter the facility, we had to be safe and secure.