City of Ocoee announces closures amid Hurricane Milton

With Hurricane Milton expected to impact West Orange County, the city of Ocoee announced office and park closures for Oct. 9-10.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 5:30 p.m. October 8, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer

Amid the impact from Hurricane Milton on West Orange County, the city of Ocoee has announced all city administrative offices, including city hall, and all parks and recreation facilities will be closed Oct. 9-10.

The city plans on reopening its offices Oct. 11, pending the impact of Hurricane Milton.

There also will be no residential solid waste collection service in Ocoee from Oct. 9-10, with service planned to resume based on the following collection schedule:

Friday, Oct. 11

Recovery of Wednesday recyclables (blue week) and normal Friday pickup of yard waste and bulk items (regular household waste scheduled for Friday will be picked up on next Tuesday, Oct. 15).

Saturday, Oct. 12

Recovery of Thursday’s household waste and recovery of Wednesday’s yard waste and bulk items.

Monday, Oct. 14

Regularly scheduled pickup resumes.

Residents of Ocoee can find the latest information on Hurricane Milton information by visiting the city's Facebook page, tuning into the Ocoee TV channel on Spectrum channel 493 or live streaming at ocoee.org/197/Ocoee-TV, or calling the Hurricane Milton citizen information hotline, (407) 554-7173.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.