Orange County hosts Summerlake Park groundbreaking in Horizon West

The 5-acre park will be located next to Summerlake Elementary School at Porter Road and Woodsage Drive.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:00 a.m. March 29, 2023

Southwest Orange
News

Orange County hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for Summerlake Park on Monday, March 27, in Horizon West.

The event was led by Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson.

The 5-acre park will be located next to Summerlake Elementary School at Porter Road and Woodsage Drive.

According to Matt Suedmeyer, manager of the Parks and Recreation Division, the park is close to the construction phase and will open in late 2023 or early 2024.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.