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Police:

Emergency: 911

Orange County Sheriff: 407.737.2400. Nick Cominos is our Crime Watch Officer.

Florida Highway Patrol: 407.737.2300

Orlando Police Dept.: 407.246.2414

Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement

NEW HOTLINE: Orange County emergency-management officials have activated a hotline for residents' safety concerns. The number, 407.836.9053, will be answered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Local Government:

Board of County Commissioners: meet at 201 S. Rosalind Ave., Our commissioner is Teresa Jacobs.
Office: 407.836.7350,
Email: district1@co.orange.fl.us

Metroplan Orlando

Orange County Government: A great site with lots of information and links. Customer Service 407 843-7370
Solid Waste 407 836-6601

Orange County Comptroller

Orange County Property Appraiser : Find the owner of any peice of property in Orange County. Searches can be made by Subdivision name, Street name, Plat # or owner name. This site will also provide you with informaiton about recent sales of property and appraised values of property.

Orange County Elections

Orange County Tax Collector

Orange County Code Enforcement: www.ocins.com/OCCODE.html, 407.836.5505

Orange County Consumer Fraud Unit: 407.836.2490. They have great pamphlets on fraud avoidance.

City of Orlando

Orlando Utilities Commission

Orange County Public Library System: you can browse for books, tapes, CD's.

Orange County Schools

St. Johns River Water Management District

East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Sand Lake P.O. 800 275-8777

Other:

Animal Control: 407.352.4390, after hours: 407.737.2400

Orlando Humane Society - SPCA of Central Florida

Lynx: Local bus route information

BellSouth 888 757-6500

Orlando Utilities 407 423-9018

Landscape Hotline, Margo Pfauser, Vista Management 407 682-3443

Irrigation Hotline 407 345-9298

Progress Energy Florida, Inc: to report a street light that is out or area light outage: call (407.737.4222) or www.ouc.com. To report a power outage: 800-228-8485.

Florida Dept of Agriculture: To subscribe to the No Sales Solicitation Calls List: 800-HELP FLA. To check charities in the State of Florida go to: www.800helpfla.com

CITRUS CANKER QUARATINE INFO: Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ website or call the toll-free citrus canker helpline: (800) 282-5153
Quarantine map

OCINS: Orange County Internet News Service.

OCHA: Orange County Homeowners Association.

InfoSpace: Look-Ups by phone number or address - contains white pages & reverse look-up.

Municipal Code: Look up the ordinances and statutes that govern virtually every local body of government.

Florida Statutes: Chapter 720 deals with HOA's

Community Associations Institute: Good HOA publications.

State Legislative Updates

Find the officers of HOA's: Copies of annual reports for every corporation in Florida and that includes all incorporated HOA's.

US Census Bureau: Keep up with US population trends by examining data from the 2000 Census. The official site of the US Census Bureau is a gold mine of demographic data for students and researchers, featuring tables and maps that present population information covering states, counties, cities, and the nation as a whole.

State Department of Health: Posting of state physicians, chiropractors, osteopaths and podiatrists. Basic Information about each doctor:

  • Basic information on schooling, certification & practice.
  • Disciplinary action or malpractice claims paid within last 10 years.
  • Conviction of a crime

The following telephone numbers were made available at the NW Seminar:
1. Jean Moe, Senior Sleuths, 407 836-3734.
2. Residents' Safety Concerns Hotline, 407 836-9058.
3. To stop pre-approved credit card offers call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT.

Orange County Citizen’s Information Line: (407) 836-3111

2-1-1 Community Resources & Elder Helpline: 2-1-1 or (407) 839-4357 or (800) 963-5337
American Red Cross - 1-866-GET-INFO
Orange County Storm Info-Line - (407) 836-9053
Orange County Gov. - Info Line - (407) 836-3111
State of FL Emergency Info Line - (800) 342-3557
Report water outage (emergency) - (407) 836-2777
WESH Channel 2 Storm Info Recording - (407) 539-7876
WKMG Local 6 Helpline - (866) 749-HELP
WFTV Channel 9 Helpline - (800) 832-9388
State of FL Price-Gouging Hotline - (800) 646-0444

Free Apartment Locator Service - www.apartmenthunters.com

County Website: www.orangecountyfl.net

FPL- Florida Power & Light - (800) 226-3545
OUC - Orlando Utilities Commission - (407) 823-9150
Progress Energy Florida - (800) 700-8744
Kissimmee Utility Authority: (407) 933-7777
Sprint Telephone - 6-1-1 or (800) 788-3600
Bellsouth Telephone - 6-1-1 or (800) 216-5688
TECO Peoples Gas - (877) 832-6747
Orange County Utilities - (407)836-6800
Adelphia Cable - (888) 683-1000
Comcast Cable - (352) 787-7875
Brighthouse Cable - (407) 291-2500
Orange County Hotel Availability Hotline - (407) 354-5555
Animal Shelter for Orange County - (407) 351-7722
Animal Shelter for West Orange County area - (407) 877-7387
State of FL Dept. of Financial Services Hotline - (800) 227-8676

*** Insurance Hotlines ***
Acuity: (800) 242-7666
Allstate: (800) 54-STORM or (800) 547-8676
American Skyline Insurance Co.: (888) 298-5224
American International Group: (800) 433-8880 (auto & home)
Atlantic Mutual: (800) 945-7461
Bituminous: (800) 822-2905 (Florida)
Church Mutual: (800) 554-2642
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.: (888) 685-1555
CHUBB: (800) CLAIMS-0 or (800) 252-4670
CNA: (877) 733-4250
CUNA Mutual: (800) 637-2676
Farmers: (800) 435-7764
Fireman's Fund: (888) FIRE-HAT or (888) 347-3428
GE Employers: (866) 413-8978
GEICO: (800) 841-3005
The Hartford: (800) 243-5860
Holyoke Mutual: (800) 225-2533
Industrial Risk Insurers: (860)520-7347 (commercial claims)
Liberty Mutual: (800) 2-CLAIMS or (800) 225-2467
Louisiana Farm Bureau: (866) 275-7322
Metropolitan Auto & Home: (800) 854-6011
Nationwide: (800) 421-3535
OneBeacon: (877) 248-4968
Royal & Sun Alliance: (800) 847-6925
SAFECO: (800) 332-3226
Selective: (866) 455-9969
Shelter Insurance Group: (800) SHELTER
St. Paul Travelers: (800) CLAIM-33 or (800) 252-4633
State Farm Insurance: (800) SF-CLAIM or (800) 732-5246
Texas Farm Bureau: (800) 772-6535
USAA: (800) 531-8222

Television Station Updates:
WESH Channel 2 (NBC): (407)539-7876

State of Florida Price Gouging Hotline:1-800-646-0444

Special State & County Numbers:
Orange County Citizen Storm Info-line (407)836-9053
Orange County Government Info: (407) 836-3111
Osceola County Emergency Management: (407) 343-7000
Seminole County Emergency Management: (407) 665-5102
State of Florida Emergency Information Line: (800)-342-3557

LANDSCAPE INFORMATION:

www.edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ Here you'll find on-line booklets with information on every type of landscaping, bug and plant issue. Try clicking on the link to "Master Gardener Topics".

www.scottsco.com/homepage.cfm They've got great information about what to do right now for lawns and gardens and how to identify problems. You can also sign up for a lawn care reminder service.

www.ortho.com Try their link called "Ortho Problem Solver On-Line Edition". You will fill in a small form and it immediately presents information on the problem you're having with your lawn or garden.

www.betterlawns.com Here's a place where you can find answers to Florida gardening problems by Tom MacCubbin, our long time expert from the Cooperative Extension Agency. You can also e-mail questions to him via the site. Currently, they've also got some good articles on dealing with toad stools and slugs in the "Joanie's Corner" column.

www.gardenguides.com/index.htm You can look up information on almost any flower or plant and see color photos. There's information on everything from flowers for butterflies to flowers for rock gardens.

www.burpee.com Try the link (at the bottom of the home page) for "Burpee Garden School". It's a free on-line course on all types of gardening and landscaping.

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