Community & Services
A Playground for Everyone: Orange County to Host Workshops to Create Future Inclusive Playgrounds
Orange County will host a series of workshops designed to provide parents with an opportunity to contribute feedback on how to make parks and playgrounds more sensory friendly for children. In order for a playground to be sensory-friendly, it needs to take into account the environmental factors that can contribute to a sensory overload, especially for children with autism.
“We sometimes get inquiries and requests from the public regarding accessible or inclusive parks,” explained Regina Ramos, project manager, planning and development, Orange County Parks and Recreation Division. “It benefits everyone if we create an avenue for our park users to provide input, ask questions and have an in-person discussion about the County’s existing and future playgrounds.”
An Orange County Neighborhood You Should Know: I Heart Lockhart
If you’re driving north along Edgewater Drive past College Park towards Apopka, you may notice the small town of Lockhart. An important hub of...
Welcome to Your House: Mayor Demings Opens County Government to Residents
It was recently a “full house” at the County Administration Building. Approximately 250 people attended Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings’ inaugural Open...
Hitting the Road to Serve the Public: Fleet Management Named Top 50 Leading Fleet in North America for Fourth Year
Orange County Government’s Fleet Management Division has been named a Top 50 Leading Fleet in North America in 2019 by Government Fleet magazine...
Orange County Community Corrections Officer Wins National Award
Senior Community Corrections Officer Robert Barnett was named winner of the 2019 #Catalyst4Change Award. Barnett was presented the award at the recent American...
2019 Orange County Community Conference Honors Community Advocates, Citizens of the Year
At the 2019 Community Conference, recently held at the Orange County Convention Center, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and the...
Eye in the Sky: Parks and Recreation Division Introduces Surveillance Cameras on Local Trails
As a proactive public safety measure for the community, Orange County Parks and Recreation Division has installed four new surveillance cameras on multi-use...
Not in My Backyard: Housing for All Task Force Tackles Affordable Housing Stigma
When Tiffany Manuel, Ph.D., president and CEO of TheCaseMade, spoke before Orange County Mayor Demings’ Housing for All Task Force in September...
24 Years of Excellence: Orange County Procurement Division Recognized Again with National Award
The Orange County Government Procurement Division was recently recognized by the National Procurement Institute with the 2019 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement.®
The award...
Global Cultures to be Showcased at FusionFest2019
When Terry Olson was hired by Orange County to create the Arts and Cultural Affairs Office in 2001, he knew it was the...
