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Clean & Attractive Neighborhoods (CAN)
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Orange County is filled with ideas and resources for your neighborhood's next project. Whether you want to clean up an area, plant trees, keep your lake clean, apply for a grant, or learn about landscaping, the county has a number of programs and services to help. Orange County Clean & Attractive Neighborhoods (CAN) initiative provides residents and neighborhoods with easier access to the county's clean up and beautification programs and services. Through CAN, Orange County residents can take advantage of over twenty different programs to improve the look and "feel" of their neighborhoods.

This webpage is filled with many opportunities from various Orange County Agencies.  If you find a project that interests you, use the link provided to find out more information or contact the corresponding agency that supports that program.

  • Clean & Attractive Neighborhoods Brochure (PDF - 1.26 MB)

    If you have questions regarding the overall CAN initiative, please contact the Orange County Neighborhood Services Division: call (407) 836-5606 or email us at: NeighborhoodServices@ocfl.net.

  • Neighborhood Services Division
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    Community Clean Up
    Work with Neighborhood Services to plan, recruit volunteers, and implement a major Saturday clean up in your neighborhood. More...

    Community Code Enforcement
    Be trained by Neighborhood Services to act on behalf of your neighborhood to observe and request correction of property code violations. More...

    ReNEW Grants
    ReNEW (Residents and Neighborhoods Empowered to Win) provides grants to neighborhood organizations and non-profit corporations to fund projects that improve the Orange County Community.  More

    Yard-of-the-Month
    Receive free assistance in starting a neighborhood Yard-of-the-Month or Yard-of-the-Quarter program, including free yard sign and evaluation materials. More

    Orange County Spring Clean
    Join neighborhoods throughout Orange County in this annual neighborhood clean up and receive free trash bags, gloves and planning tools. More

    Code Enforcement Division
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    Community Meetings
    Request a representative to attend one of your neighborhood meetings to discuss code related topics, share ideas about revitalizing your community, and establish an effective relationship with your group.

    Lot Cleaning Assistance
    Code Enforcement will pay for a one-time lot cleaning for income challenged citizens over the age of 70 or with documented physical disabilities. Property owners must agree to keep their properties mowed and junk free in the future.

    Graffiti
    Call 311 to report locations painted with graffiti. Code enforcement will assess the locations and determine what corrective action should be taken. Code Enforcement will provide your neighborhood with paint and brushes, if you want to take charge of the problem.

    For more information about Code Enforcement programs, call 407-836-3111 or simply dial 3-1-1 for Orange County Government Services.

    Environmental Protection Division
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    Adopt-A-Lake/Watershed Action Volunteer
    Learn how to care for and monitor your lake while providing Orange County important water quality data.

    Clean Lake Program
    This program helps to identify impaired waters and offers technical assistance with projects to improve the water quality of Orange County lakes.  These projects include lakeshore restoration, berm and swale installation, and the removal of invasive exotics.

    PRO Activ Campaign
    The Phosphorus Reduction Opportunities and Activities (PRO Activ) campaign educates citizens and businesses about the negative impacts the improper use of phosphorus-containing fertilizers can have on lakes and waterways.  In conjunction with PRO Activ, the Orange County Cooperative Extension teaches Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ techniques for the protection of local water resources.

    Pollution Prevention (P2)
    Businesses, institutions, and residents can participate in a free P2 assessment to help save money and conserve resources while reducing waste and pollution.

    Outreach and Education
    Provides information and presentations on a variety of environmental topics, including air quality, aquatic plant management, lakeshore protection, stormwater pollution prevention, and environmentally friendly landscaping.

    Storm Drain Labeling
    Assists neighborhoods in tagging their storm drains with "No Dumping, Drains to Lake" signs.  Labeling storm drains promotes good lake stewardship by educating residents on the environmental importance of storm drains.

    Florida Friendly Demonstration Garden
    Located at the Orange County Administration Building, 201 S. Rosalind Avenue in downtown Orlando, this garden demonstrates environmentally wise choices to reduce energy, water use, and prevent storm water pollution, while providing aesthetics and wildlife habitat to home and business landscapes.

    To learn more about Environmental Protection, call (407) 836-1400.

    Cooperative Extension
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    Environmental Horticulture
    Attend educational classes that will help you care for your Florida-Friendly Landscaping™.  Learn to grow vegetables in your back yard or start a community garden.  Your County Extension Agents and Master Gardener Volunteers provide many services that include testing soil, answering landscape and gardening questions, and helping you control plant, pest, and weed problems in an environmentally friendly manner.

    Streetscape
    Free trees! You may attend one of the Adopt-A-Tree give away events and get free Trees for your yard.  (limited number of trees per household)

    For more information about Cooperative Extension programs, call (407) 254-9200.

    Roads & Drainage Division
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    Adopt-A-Highway
    Select a road near your neighborhood to adopt and take responsibility for periodically removing litter! Volunteers will receive safety training, Adopt-A-Highway signs displaying your group's name, safety vests, plastic bags, traffic control signs as required, and bagged littler pick up.

    For more information about Roads & Drainage programs, call (407) 836-7739.

    Comptroller's Office
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    MSBU (Municipal Service Benefit/Taxing Unit)
    Does your neighborhood need street lighting or a new wall to replace an existing wall? A MSBU collects funds from benefited property owners for the provision of municipal services such as:

    • Street Lighting
    • Wall Construction (voluntary neighborhood groups only)
    • Common Area Maintenance (voluntary neighborhood groups only)
    • Other essential facilities

    Call the Comptroller's Office for more details, (407) 836-5770.

    Housing & Community Development Division
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    Minor Repair/Rehabilitation Programs
    Programs for qualified homeowners to make repairs and correct code violations and unsafe conditions in the home.

    ReNEW Grants for Seniors & Disabled
    Provides grants to fund minor home improvements that assist with accessibility needs within the home.

    For more information about Housing and Community Development programs, call (407) 836-5181.

    Water Division
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    Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workshops
    Attend a landscape workshop to help you and your neighbors design landscaping and conserve water at the same time. You will also learn how much water and fertilizer should be used on your lawn, good bugs versus bad bugs, and to keep the landscaping looking great with minimal maintenance. 

    Mobile Irrigation Lab Audit Program
    Ever wonder if your in-ground irrigation system is working properly and efficiently?  If you are a high water user, the Water Division will complete an audit of your system to make sure it is running at its best, saving you money and conserving Florida's precious water resources.

    School Gardening Program
    Do you know a school that could use drought tolerant plants to help conserve water?  The Water Division offers a program called Florida Friendly Gardening - Easy as ABC. Schools within the Orange County Utilities service area can learn how to place the right plants in the right place creating an attractive, water-wise garden.

    Contact Orange County Utilities Water Division for information about these programs and more, call (407) 836-6800, or email Water.Division@ocfl.net.

    Solid Waste Division
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    Orange County Solid Waste Division provides a number of services for residents of incorporated Orange County, including:

    • Curbside trash pickup
    • Yard waste pickup
    • Recycling pickup
    • Large item pick up

    Additional services offered to all Orange County residents includes:

    • Household hazardous waste collection events and drop off locations
    • Free compost

    For more information about these Solid Waste services, call their hotline at (407) 836-6601, or email them at Solid.Waste@ocfl.net.




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