{"id":21653,"date":"2024-10-05T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T20:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=21653"},"modified":"2024-10-05T19:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:09:54","slug":"sandbags-available-to-orange-county-residents-ahead-of-tropical-storm-milton","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/sandbags-available-to-orange-county-residents-ahead-of-tropical-storm-milton\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandbags Available to Orange County Residents Ahead of Tropical Storm Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20539\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom.png 840w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-768x887.png 768w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-600x693.png 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-785x906.png 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Six locations are set to open Monday, October 7, at 9 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Orange County, FL<\/strong> \u2013 Orange County Public Works will offer self-serve sandbags to residents ahead of potential impacts from Tropical Storm Milton, currently in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orange County Public Works Roads and Drainage Division is delivering sandbags and sand to select parks to meet demand. Residents will be provided with <strong>10 unfilled <\/strong>sandbags and directed to the sand pile on site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All residents will need to<strong> bring their own shovel<\/strong> to fill their sandbags. Individuals with special needs who need sandbag assistance should contact Orange County 311 by dialing 3-1-1 or 407-836-3111.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hours of Operation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, October 7, 2024, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Weather permitting. Locations may close earlier on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sandbag Locations (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/339edbdbcaaa475a9f45d307c6962fa5\"><strong>Map<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Barnett Park: <\/strong>4801 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bithlo Community Park: <\/strong>18501 Washington Avenue, Orlando, FL 32820<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clarcona Horse Park: <\/strong>3535 Damon Road, Apopka, FL 32703<\/li>\n<li><strong>Downey Park: <\/strong>10107 Flowers Avenue, Orlando, FL 32825<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meadow Woods Recreation Center: <\/strong>1751 Rhode Island Woods Circle, Orlando, FL 32824<\/li>\n<li><strong>West Orange Recreation Center: <\/strong>309 S. West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional storm preparedness information and to sign up for OC Alert, the county\u2019s emergency alert system, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/storm\">www.ocfl.net\/storm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six locations are set to open Monday, October 7, at 9 a.m. Orange County, FL \u2013 Orange County Public Works will offer self-serve sandbags to residents ahead of potential impacts from Tropical Storm Milton, currently in the Gulf of Mexico. 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