When Winter Garden Mayor John Rees decided to build his house in Winter Garden in 1979, he chose to move downtown because it was in the midst of 40 acres of orange groves.
Over the past 76 years of living in Winter Garden, Rees has seen the city undergo several changes.
Gone are the orange groves he cherished, and now he has Dillard Street Elementary School behind his house, Courtlea Oaks nearby and more development…