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Contact:
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Laura Bornfreund (407) 246-3423
Mayor Buddy Dyer
"Works Along" With ORlando Wetlands Park Employees
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WHAT: |
ORLANDO, FL (February 14, 2006) – On Friday,
February 17, 2006, Mayor Buddy Dyer will
work-along with City employees in the Orlando
Wetlands Park. He will initiate a controlled
burn, which is used periodically throughout the
wetland areas to maintain healthy plant
populations and control fallen leaf litter. In
addition, Mayor Dyer will apply herbicides to
the wetland plants and collect several water
samples from within the wetlands, demonstrating
how the health of the wetland ecosystems are
continuously monitored.
The Orlando
Wetlands Park is a world-renowned example of
wetlands engineering and is a 1,650-acre oasis
of flora, fauna and animals near the Ft.
Christmas Park in Christmas, Florida. In 1986,
the City of Orlando purchased 1,650 acres and in
July 1987, the 1,220 acres wetland treatment
system was completed and reclaimed water began
to flow from the Iron Bridge Plant. The water is
conveyed through a four-foot diameter pipeline
approximately 17 miles.
History
of Work-Alongs
As part of Mayor
Dyer’s commitment to providing citizens with the
high quality service they have come to expect,
he participates in monthly work-alongs with
various City staff. In the past six months,
Mayor Dyer has worked with Code Enforcement
Officers, went door-to-door with Orlando Police
Officers delivering valuable City information to
residents in the Parramore Heritage
Neighborhood, assisted City staff with aquatic
weed spraying in the Clear Lake aquatic
community, and worked in the customer service
and development review areas of Permitting
Services.
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WHO: |
Mayor Buddy Dyer and City of Orlando Employees
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WHEN: |
Friday, February 17, 2006
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
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WHERE: |
Orlando Wetlands Park
25155 Wheeler Road
Christmas, Florida
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