OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Commission has elected Brandon Arrington to serve as chair. The long‑time local official is well aware of the concerns over traffic, affordability and development that have stretched across the county for more than a decade.

Arrington, first elected to the commission in 2008 as District 3 commissioner, said his lifelong ties to the area inform his approach. “My mother’s family moved here in the 50’s. They were actually dirt farmers. They grew watermelons, cabbage,” he said, recounting memories of the county’s rural past. His mother, Mary Jane Arrington, was the first female Osceola County commissioner and currently serves as the county’s supervisor of elections. His wife is state Sen. Kristen Arrington.

Residents and county leaders alike have re

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