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Understanding Redistricting: The Principles That Guide Fair Representation
With Orange County transitioning from six to eight commission districts, the redistricting process is underway to ensure fair and balanced representation. But what exactly guides how district lines are drawn? Redistricting is more than just redrawing maps — it follows a set of traditional principles designed to protect voters and promote equity. Here’s what...
Financial Empowerment Centers Helping Residents Gain Control of Their Finances
When Khenitha Reeves moved from Tallahassee to Orange County in 2020 with her two young daughters, she was determined to build a better life....
Water Conservation Calendar Awards Ceremony Commemorates Two Decades of Student Talent
Orange County Utilities and Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) recently gathered to honor imaginative K-12 student artists whose work is featured in the annual...
Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission Issues Report
On March 13, 2025, the Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission (TransMAC), a citizen-led advisory board tasked with holding public hearings and making recommendations to the...
Community & Services
Timucua Arts Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Bringing Art to Life
This is the fourth in a series of newsroom stories highlighting local arts and culture organizations awarded Cultural Tourism Grants Strolling along Summerlin Avenue on any given night, you may see theatergoers wandering up...
Understanding Redistricting: The Principles That Guide Fair Representation
With Orange County transitioning from six to eight commission districts, the redistricting process is underway to ensure fair and balanced representation. But what exactly guides how district lines are drawn? Redistricting is more than...
Financial Empowerment Centers Helping Residents Gain Control of Their Finances
When Khenitha Reeves moved from Tallahassee to Orange County in 2020 with her two young daughters, she was determined to build a better life. But like many others, she experienced unexpected challenges — especially financial ones — precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a single mother, Reeves wanted to be a strong role model...
Public Health & Safety
Code Compliance Inspector Helps Rescue Abused Dogs
What began as a routine property inspection turned into a life-changing moment for three dogs thanks to the quick thinking and compassion of an Orange County Code Compliance Inspector. While inspecting an apartment unit...
“Road Diet” Strategy for Safer Roadway Configuration
Many of Orange County’s busiest thoroughfares were developed decades ago when cars ruled the road, but in recent years people have changed how they get around. Mass transit, bicycles, scooters and other micromobility devices...
Bicycle Lanes Make Orange County Roads Safer and More Functional
Central Florida’s roads are expanding to accommodate more residents and visitors, but not everyone who uses these roads drives cars or trucks. Many use bicycles to get around town, and that presents a safety challenge for Orange County, which is addressing the issue head on with its Accelerated Transportation Safety Program. Roads designed decades...
Business
One-Year Milestone of Orange County Solar Installation Celebrated
Ahead of National Solar Appreciation Day, March 14, Orange County officials gathered to commemorate the one-year milestone for the county’s largest ground-mounted solar array, which is located at the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility in...
Demings Digest | February 2025
Greetings, What an exciting start to the year! Here at the Orange County Administration Offices, we celebrated newly installed public artwork on display at our Sculpture on the Lawn exhibit and opened our doors...
Reducing Pedestrian Deaths: Orange County Traffic Safety Experts Focus on Crossings
In recent years Central Florida has had the dubious distinction as being one of the deadliest regions in the country for pedestrians, but Orange County engineers and planners are working hard to change that narrative. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports accidents involving pedestrians account for nearly 17 percent of all traffic fatalities...
