Year after year, the historic Orange Plaza Park Circle keeps getting pummeled by reckless drivers often leaving a city teetering on the brink of bankruptcy footing the bill for repairs.

Now, Orange City officials are directing staff to bring back safety measures and potential traffic modifications to better protect the city’s iconic fountain from night time car wrecks in Old Towne Orange – a part of the city that has been the setting for many Hollywood film scenes.

City Councilwoman Kathy Tavoularis said at Tuesday’s meeting that it’s time they got serious about safeguarding a city landmark.

“We need to start being serious about protecting the historical value of the fountain and understanding that no matter what we do, there’s going to be a cost,” she said.

A fountain has been in that

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