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Planning for the Future: Orange County Works on Growth Blueprint with Orange Code and Vision 2050
Anticipating a population increase of 500,000 by 2030, Orange County is rethinking how and where it should grow. The County’s planned overhaul of its land development rules and regulations — known as Orange Code — emphasizes diverse housing options, sustainability and walkable spaces. It also commits to protecting rural and natural places. The rewrite...
Orange County’s “Dream Builders”: First-ever Conference Celebrates Team 400
Orange County issues roughly 81,000 vertical building permits a year — including projects small in scope, like a 150-square-foot addition to a single-family home,...
Fostering Furbabies is a Calling For Orange County Resident Beth Otto
Although she’s fostered more than 900 abandoned cats and kittens since 2009, Beth Otto admits she wasn’t always a cat lover. “I actually come...
Orange County Adopts CDC Initiative to Reduce Fatal and Nonfatal Overdoses
In order to address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids and illicit drugs, Orange County has engaged with the Centers...
Community & Services
Planning for the Future: Orange County Works on Growth Blueprint with Orange Code and Vision 2050
Anticipating a population increase of 500,000 by 2030, Orange County is rethinking how and where it should grow. The County’s planned overhaul of its land development rules and regulations — known as Orange Code...
Fostering Furbabies is a Calling For Orange County Resident Beth Otto
Although she’s fostered more than 900 abandoned cats and kittens since 2009, Beth Otto admits she wasn’t always a cat lover. “I actually come from a family of dog people. I was always an...
Mayor Demings Engages Residents for Feedback on Long-term Transportation Overhaul
Weary of enduring endless traffic snarls and dismayed by ongoing congestion on our roads? Consider getting involved in a movement for change. Candid conversations and sensible solutions regarding gridlock and safety are happening in your community. Business owners, local city leaders and neighbors assembled at Windermere High School on April 1 to ask questions,...
Public Health & Safety
Orange County Adopts CDC Initiative to Reduce Fatal and Nonfatal Overdoses
In order to address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids and illicit drugs, Orange County has engaged with the Centers for Disease Control and recently was awarded a grant funded...
Orange County Manages Supply Chain Issues with Agility and Adaptability
It has been three years since the COVID pandemic, but its effects, along with international conflicts and inflationary pressures, are still creating issues for governments in obtaining goods and services. Supply chain slowdowns have...
Rapid Rehousing Services Provided for Orange County Homeless Young Adults with HIV
Orange County Health Services Department was recently awarded a $1M SURE (Supporting Replication of Housing Interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration through Corporation for Supportive Housing to provide rapid rehousing services to young adults ages 18-24 currently homeless...
Business
Orange County’s “Dream Builders”: First-ever Conference Celebrates Team 400
Orange County issues roughly 81,000 vertical building permits a year — including projects small in scope, like a 150-square-foot addition to a single-family home, to projects that are truly “Epic” in size, like Universal’s...
Orange County Construction Update: Kirkman Road Extension Moving Ahead
With Universal’s Epic Universe theme park scheduled to open by the summer of 2025, road construction has begun on the Kirkman Road extension project — the addition of 1.7 miles of road that will...
Orange County Consumer Protection Office Helping Victims of Fraud
Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. If you believe you are a victim of fraud or unfair business practices, you may file a complaint with the Orange County Consumer Protection Office, a valuable local resource. After your complaint is received,...
