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Victoria Bruce
Protecting Winter Springs
The Economy & the Environment
Winter Springs City Commissioner – District 2
“Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and in being connected to something greater than you!”.
There are 50 volunteer positions for those who want to get involved and give back to the City of Winter Springs:
🚧 Planning and Zoning Board
👮♂️ Code Enforcement Board
🌳 Parks and Recreation Committee
🚴 Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
💰 Pension Board of Trustees
🪖 Veterans Advisory Committee
🌴 Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District
🧱 Oak Forest Wall Committee
🏬 City Redistricting Commission
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LEARN ABOUT ME
Meet Victoria Bruce
Victoria is a Mother, a 18-year Entrepreneur, an owner of 3 Businesses, and a Homeowner in Winter Springs who is Transparent, Fiscally Responsible & Accessible looking to make a difference!
As a Florida native and University of Central Florida graduate, Victoria has a deep understanding of the community she serves. In 2017, Victoria founded The Mitigation Banking Group, Inc, an environmental restoration company that specializes in compensatory mitigation for adverse ecological impacts. With over 18 years of experience serving Florida’s mitigation banking credit industry, Bruce has successfully managed the mitigation credit purchases for 20+ mitigation & conservation banks throughout the State of Florida
As a City Commissioner, Victoria is committed to balancing economic growth with environmental conservation, ensuring that Winter Springs remains a beautiful and thriving community for years to come.
Upcoming Events
Central Winds Music Festival 2024
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Veteran’s Day Tribute at Winter Springs Town Center
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Community Workshop #1 – Winter Springs 2050 Comprehensive Plan
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Winter Wonderland: A Holiday Celebration in Winter Springs
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Light Up Central Winds 2024
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John Horan, Former Seminole County Commissioner
“Victoria Colangelo is highly qualified. She is intelligent, experienced, knowledgeable and personable. She will be a servant leader who will make our City Commission better. I endorse her for City Commissioner District 2, Winter Springs.”
Joanne M. Krebs, Former Winter Springs City Commissioner
“Victoria, your honest, sensible, and valuable insight into Winter Springs problems and NEEDS, plus your commitment to listen and research the issues gives me great confidence in your candidacy. Your background in business and investment in our community leads me to believe you will be an asset to the Winter Springs Commission.”
Dan Hood, Winter Springs Resident
“Victoria has the energy and the desire to serve the people of Winter Springs. She also has experience with wetlands, the water quality of our city’s processing plants, and how to find and understand all the regulations. It is time for us to have a qualified person on the Commission.”
Rick Brown, Former Winter Springs Commissioner District 2
“She is smart, energetic, optimistic, and focused on returning Winter Springs to its once respected place in Seminole County through controlling growth, telling the truth, living up to her promises, and being unapologetic in representing the interests of her constituents. ”
Keith Fountain, Former Director of Protection of The Nature Conservancy
“I have worked with Victoria professionally for many years and always found her to be energetic, visionary and a strong proponent for both her client and the environment. The citizens of Winter Springs and the future of that community will be fortunate to have her bring those same qualities to their city commission.”
Eric Draper, Retired Director of the Florida Park Service
“Victoria Colangelo was an outstanding volunteer and generous donor to Audubon’s Center for Birds of Prey. I admired her commitment to protecting water and wildlife. Victoria’s professional work to conserve wetlands makes Florida a better place.”
Former Mayor Charles Lacey
“As past Mayor of this community, Victoria Colangelo has my strong endorsement to be an excellent choice to represent the interests of the residents of Winter Springs.”
Rick Brown, Former Winter Springs Commissioner District 2 and Owner Tijuana Flats Winter Springs Town Center
“As a local business owner in this community I have felt for a while that we needed a change in our city government. After meeting Victoria several times and learning more about her plan for the city, I am confident she is the right candidate for City Commission District 2.”
Jay Madigan, Executive Director of Lake Cane Restoration Society
“Victoria, I am so encouraged by your candidacy. People need to understand the essential value of mitigation banking. You can represent the strength acting today to protect our natural resources will provide for life itself in the future.”
John Lesman, Environmental Consultant
“Always great working with Victoria. Professional, helpful, problem solver.”
Bob Shipley, Winter Springs Resident
“Very responsive and helpful, even if it’s just sharing information and knowledge without any type of personal incentive.”
Victoria Bruce's
Priorities Include:
Victoria’s top priorities as a Commissioner include Sustainable Living, Smart Growth, Fiscal Responsibility, Clean & Safe Drinking Water, Wastewater Compliance, Environmental Protection & Preservation of the Environment. Victoria is committed to bringing transparency, honesty, open communication, and an open mind to the City of Winter Springs.
✓ Safe neighborhoods and top-notch police protection
✓ Fiscally responsible budgeting and low taxes
✓ More local dining and a thriving commercial district
✓ Improved parks, youth sports and family events
✓ Advocate for Conservation
✓ Improve the Quality of our Drinking Water
✓ Improve the Wastewater Infrastructure
✓ Avoid Fines by Florida Agencies for Consent Orders
✓ Advocate a Friendly Government for Residents and Businesses that want to work with us
✓ Requiring a Cut off of Meetings at 9:30pm at night, so important discussions, decisions and votes are not happening in the middle of the night
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Thank You For Supporting Victoria
The amazing support for my campaign and then incredible win at the polls has been something that I will not take lightly. If you have any questions or concerns I invite you to reach out to me anytime.