Harmony is an
unincorporatedIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
, award winning, master-planned community near
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. It is part of the
OrlandoOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
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KissimmeeKissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 60,894. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
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In 2003, after seven years of planning the first residents moved in and made Harmony their home. The planned community has already been awarded a Merit Award, ranking Harmony among central Florida's best communities.
The developers of Harmony and the
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(FDOT) have reached an agreement to speed the four-lane widening of
Highway 192U.S. Route 192 is an east-west route of the United States Numbered Highway system in central Florida. It runs 75.04 miles from U.S. Route 27 in Citrus Ridge, Lake County, east past Walt Disney World and through Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Melbourne, to end at State Road A1A in Indialantic, one block...
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Harmony is an
unincorporatedIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
, award winning, master-planned community near
St. CloudSt. Cloud is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,074 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 24,249 . St. Cloud is closely associated with the adjacent city of Kissimmee and its proximity to Orlando area theme parks,...
,
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the
OrlandoOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
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KissimmeeKissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 60,894. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Development
In 2003, after seven years of planning the first residents moved in and made Harmony their home. The planned community has already been awarded a Merit Award, ranking Harmony among central Florida's best communities.
The developers of Harmony and the
Florida Department of TransportationThe Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the State Road Department and the Florida State Turnpike...
(FDOT) have reached an agreement to speed the four-lane widening of
Highway 192U.S. Route 192 is an east-west route of the United States Numbered Highway system in central Florida. It runs 75.04 miles from U.S. Route 27 in Citrus Ridge, Lake County, east past Walt Disney World and through Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Melbourne, to end at State Road A1A in Indialantic, one block...
/441. The highway currently separates Harmony from the new high school being built directly across from the community. As the school will eventually serve students from Harmony, a section of the 1.1-mile-long road widening will be elevated. Concerns for pedestrian safety, the developers and FDOT wanted to complete the works prior to the commencement of the school year in 2004. The agreement is the first of its kind in the State in which a private developer (the Harmony CDD) and FDOT have worked in concert on such a municipal project.
In 2005 the development of Harmony was purchased by Starwood Capital Group. Since then several existing amenities in Harmony have been removed and many others promised by the original developer have either been rescinded or remain unfulfilled. These actions on the part of the new developers have created much controversy and consternation on the part of long standing Harmony residents. The marketing promises that were apparently broken or remain unfulfilled by Starwood / Harmony Development Company have been documented in detail by a residents website with an open newsgroup.
Events and Festivals
The Town of Harmony host a variety of festivals and events for both the residents of Harmony and the greater Central Florida Community each year. The four major festivals planned for Harmony in 2009 include the Dark Sky Festival(April), Flag Day Festival(June), Harvest Festival(October), and the Winter Carnival(December). These and other events are listed on the Harmony Events website at http://www.eventsatharmony.com
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