ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer unveiled the signs recognizing Rock Lake and Montclair Manor as the 2020 and 2021 Neighborhood Watches of the Year, respectively. The two neighborhoods saw their crime rates drop the most during their respective years, and they now have the signs…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The Orlando Police Department celebrated its annual Crime Prevention Award Ceremony, where they recognize the city residents for their contribution and participation on the Neighborhood Watch program. Considered worldwide to be one of the most effective crime prevention programs, there are now over 1,000 watch captains citywide, according to the City…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Mayor Buddy Dyer joined the Downtown Development Board (DDB) in honoring its 50th annviersary with brand new artwork Wedensday morning. City Commissioners Robert Stuart, Patty Sheehan, Regina Hill and Bakari Burns also joined Downtown Development Board Executive Director Thomas Chatmon, Jr. in the celebration at the Discover Downtown information center on…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined District 5 Commissioner Regina Hill and board members of the Orlando Utility Company (OUC) to open the first of a hundred new public electric vehicle stations in the city, bringing the total to 300 throughout the city. “We are making the community ready for the rapid…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has appointed Tanya J. Wilder as the Transportation Director for the City of Orlando. “Having served as the city’s Transportation Policy Advisor since 2016, Tanya’s knowledge of transportation initiatives and expertise in working with local transit and government agencies will be instrumental toward achieving the city’s goals of reimagining and reinventing our transportation network to…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced that he has already received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during the city council’s second 2021 meeting at City Hall. “(I did it) as an example for the community and to show that it is helpful, it is safe and good,” Dyer said. “We…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The City Of Orlando Council began its second meeting of 2021 agreeing to extend the length of the safety programs installed in March of 2020 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as the vaccination program continues throughout central Florida. “I don’t think any of us thought back in March extending COVID relief…
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Today, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and District 3 Commissioner Robert Stuart joined with Dr. Phillips Charities to break ground on a new 66-acre public park at the Packing District. The park, located within the new Packing District development being built by Dr. Phillips Charities, will serve as the new home for the…
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