the city\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\nIn a statement, the city describes Hood as a central figure in its history. <\/p>\n
Hood served three terms as Orlando\u2019s mayor starting in 1992 before going on to serve more than a decade in the Orlando City Council and later take on the role of Florida Secretary of State from 2003 to 2005, the statement reads.<\/p>\n
Among her most significant impacts include her leadership in the transformation of the city\u2019s large military training facility after it closed, into the area now known as Baldwin Park. She championed the city\u2019s master plan that is now a global model for adaptive re-use and urban redevelopment.<\/p>\n
“Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood Park Renaming” (excerpt)<\/p>\n
The community was invited to attend Friday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/p>\n
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