SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County commissioners have made a surprise change at the top of county leadership.
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Interim county manager Joe Abel is out and county attorney Bryant Applegate is in.
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Abel was put in charge after former county manager Nicole Guillet resigned in September and took a job at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport.
Abel planned to retire in June, but county commissioners decided it was in the best interest to replace him now ahead of the search for a permanent replacement.
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