Mills secures $10.2 million for Seminole County health and infrastructure
Mills tied $1.1 million for a Casselberry health center and $700,000 for English Estates water work to a Seminole County package still moving through Congress.
Cory Mills said he secured more than $10.2 million in federal funding for Seminole County, including $1.1 million for Central Florida Family Health Center and $700,000 for the English Estates water main replacement project. The money was folded into FY26 appropriations bills, which the House advanced to the Senate, so the biggest local payoff still depends on Congress turning those line items into final spending law.
For Seminole County infrastructure, the list is broader than one neighborhood. Mills’ January 12 release said the package included $1.25 million for septic-to-sewer upgrades in Seminole County, $1.28 million to restore Sweetwater Creek in Oviedo, $1 million for water main replacement in Winter Springs, and $640,000 for reclaimed water expansion in Winter Springs. The same release also listed $1.9 million for Seminole County Sheriff’s Office radio upgrades, $529,000 for Altamonte Springs Police Department technology improvements, $500,000 for Oviedo Police Department training and equipment, $400,000 for Seminole County juvenile crisis response initiatives, $350,000 for Seminole State College criminal justice training, and $500,000 for SMART prevention and public safety education programs. A separate $750,000 for Lake Helen water main replacement was also part of the district-wide list, showing the funding push extends beyond Seminole County lines.
English Estates is not a blank slate. Seminole County commissioned a sidewalk feasibility and justification study there on Dec. 22, 2020, and the memo said Units 1, 2 and 3 contain about 420 residences. That study said new sidewalks would improve connections to two elementary schools, a preparatory school, Lake Howell Branch Preserve and nearby recreation sites. Project references also show an English Estates Water Main Replacement Phase 2 project in Casselberry-area planning, while neighborhood updates describe a City of Casselberry utilities water main replacement effort already underway in the area. In other words, the federal money appears to be layered onto work that was already moving through local planning channels.
The health money follows the same pattern of local reach. Health Resources and Services Administration records show Central Florida Family Health Center, Inc. is active in Seminole County and operates sites including Airport Health Center in Casselberry and Harvest Time International Health Center. A related True Health profile shows the broader community network runs eight service delivery locations across Orange and Seminole counties and serves about 47,000 patients each year. Mills framed the appropriations push as an investment in public safety, infrastructure and environmental protection, but the practical test will be whether the Senate keeps the bills intact and whether county, city and health providers can turn the money into visible work before residents notice any change.
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