WHO: SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium will host two underwater educational Dive Talks with guest speakers from Orange County Fire Rescue’s Dive Team. Dressed in full gear, including waterproof microphones, members of the Dive Team will go underwater in the exhibits alongside thousands of sea creatures and fish. Orange County Fire Rescue’s Dive Team will...
Orange County, Fla. – In celebration of Earth Day and to support local businesses, Orange County Government is hosting a free “Don’t Pitch It, Fix It!” event on Saturday, April 21, at the Blanchard Park YMCA, 10501 J Blanchard Trail, Orlando, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The repair workshop will have local businesses...
WHAT: Regional Affordable Housing Workshop The third and final affordable housing workshop will focus on regulatory guidelines and financial resources to support affordable housing solutions and developments in Central Florida. Representatives from Orange, Seminole, Osceola County and the City of Orlando will present regional goals, strategies and tools to support affordable housing initiatives. The afternoon...
Orange County, Fla. – Orange County Utilities invites Orange County residents to its Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste* Community Collection Event on Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orange County Services Building located at 475 W. Story Road, Ocoee. Participants will have the opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous...
Orange County, Fla. – Orange County is conducting a Roadway Conceptual Analysis (RCA) Study for the planned improvement (four-lane widening) of Avalon Road from Florida’s Turnpike to W. Colonial Drive (SR 50), a distance of approximately 0.43 miles. The County invites you to attend a community meeting to review potential alternatives that are under...
UPDATE: Orange County Government lifted this enacted burn ban on March 23, 2018. Orange County, Fla. – A burn ban, which prohibits the ignition and burning of open fires, is now active in Orange County. Under Orange County’s Fire Prevention and Protection ordinance, burn bans automatically activate county-wide when the Keetch-Buram Drought Index (KBDI),...
Orlando, Florida – Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond announced that his Official Records Department has set up a free property fraud alert program for Orange County residents. According to the FBI, property and mortgage fraud is the fastest growing white-collar crime. The property fraud alert system helps to protect a person’s property from fraud...
WHO: Orange County Fire Rescue and the Orlando Fire Department, led by Orlando Fire Department Engineer Jon Clayton and Orange County Fire Rescue Engineer Steve Kibler, who lost his five-month old son Camden Kibler (pictured above) to cancer in 2008. Camden only lived 160 days, but he leaves a positive, lasting legacy. WHAT: In...
Who: Orange County Government, Aspire Health Partners What: Orange County Government and Aspire Health Partners will offer additional community outreach and education sessions in March that will assist families and individuals battling opioid-related addictions. These follow sessions held previously in February, which came at the direction of Orange County Sheriff Jerry L. Demings and...