FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lauren Hames 407-246-3106

Hurricane Jeanne Update #2

Mayor Dyer Friday afternoon reassured citizens that the City of Orlando is prepared for Hurricane Jeanne.

Saturday at noon, the City will activate its Emergency Operations Center at level II.

Saturday at 2 p.m., the City will activate its Emergency Information Line, which is 407-246-4268. This is the number citizens should call with any storm-related questions.

Saturday at 6 p.m., the City will activate its operations center at a level 1.

City of Orlando Public Works Information:

Yard waste pickup will continue as normal on Saturday. We are also planning on having normal pickup on Monday.

Our three residential debris sites will remain open Saturday as long as possible. Those sites are:

· The northeast corner of Montana and Ferris streets
· At Primrose Drive and Amelia
· At the Citrus Bowl at South Street and Norton Avenue

Sandbags

For City of Orlando residents, we have full sandbags available at our Streets and Drainage division at 1010 South Woods Avenue. Those bags will be available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday.

Traffic Signals

During hurricanes Charley and Frances, our transportation engineering department coordinated with our police department to document malfunctioning traffic signals and get those working as quickly as possible. Rest assured that we continue monitoring those signals during Jeanne so that we can make the streets safer for our citizens.

Police and Fire

The City's police department, and fire department, which this past week sent firefighters up to the Panhandle to help other Floridians recover from the storms, are prepared to keep our citizens safe.

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