Community & Services
Orange County Opens Host Shelter for South Florida and Coastal Evacuees
UPDATE: Second host shelter is now open at Meadow Woods Middle School, 1800 Rhode Island Wood Circle. Orange County has opened Ocoee High School, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway, as a shelter to host evacuees coming from South Florida and coastal communities of Florida this evening. The shelter is now open. Evacuees are asked to […]
Division of Building Safety Launches Convenient Electronic Plan Submittals for Licensed Contractors
Operations Coordinator for Meritage Homes Kelli Tremblay used to go through three cases of paper every week to meet the requirements for in-person permit...
Orange County Experience Gives Residents Insight into Government Operations
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs kicked off the sixth annual Orange County Experience program with local residents on Aug. 25, 2017 at the County’s...
Road Designations Honor the Legacies of Orlando Police Department’s Lt. Debra Clayton and Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Norman Lewis
The peace and tranquility of Orange County was shattered in January when the community experienced the heartbreaking and incomprehensible loss of two cherished local...
Orange County Regional History Center Recognized for Pulse Efforts with Two Awards
The Orange County Regional History Center was awarded with the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) 2017 Award of Merit and the...
Orange County Celebrates Opening of I-4 Grand National Drive Overpass with Transportation Partners
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and community leaders joined the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the I-4 Ultimate’s opening...
Central Florida Commission on Homelessness Announces New Impact Families Program with Community Partners
The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness (CFCH) announced the launch of its new “Impact Families” program with community partners at Goodwill Industries of Central...
Orange County Recognized as a CDG Digital Counties Survey Winner for Third Year
Orange County was named a winner of the 15th annual Digital Counties Survey by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association...
Orange County Celebrates Unveiling of Wekiva Parkway in Apopka
Orange County and the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) celebrated the opening of its newly built 5-mile stretch of the Wekiva Parkway on July...
Mayor Teresa Jacobs Proposes $3.96 Billion Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget at Orange County’s Board of County Commissioners July Work Session
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has proposed a $3.96 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 budget for Orange County that is balanced and does not...
