ORLANDO, Fla. – Former mayor of Orlando Glenda Hood was honored Friday as the city renamed a park along Lake Baldwin.
A new sign reading “Mayor Glenda Hood Park” was unveiled during a ceremony that morning, at what until then was known as Harbor Park.
In a statement, the city describes Hood as a central figure in its history.
Hood served three terms as Orlando’s mayor starting in 1992 before going on to serve more than a decade in the Orlando City Council and later take on the role of Florida Secretary of State from 2003 to 2005, the statement reads.
Among her most significant impacts include her leadership in the transformation of the city’s large military training facility after it closed, into the area now known as Baldwin Park. She championed the city’s master plan that is now a global model for adaptive re-use and urban redevelopment.
"Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood Park Renaming" (excerpt)
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