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September 3, 2020
Oviedo City Office Closure
Oviedo City offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. City Offices will re-open on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Riverside Park Repairs Begin
The City of Oviedo and it's contractor, Boulevard Construction have begun repairs to the Riverside Park Multipurpose Room. During construction, the northernmost park entrance will be closed to the public to accommodate Boulevard's equipment. The southern entrance to the park, adjacent to Rippin' Riverside Skate Park, will remain open and accessible to the public. Construction is slated to last at least 4 months.
Recreation Program update
Important dates and times to note!
- The Rippin' Riverside Skate Park will be adjusting hours of operations from to 12:00 pm - 7:45 pm.
- Adult Flag Football, Monday Night Men’s and Friday Night Co-ed Softball registration is open until Friday, September 11, 2020 or until full.
- Fall Youth Flag Football registration is open until Thursday, September 17th or until full.
All registrations can be complete online through WebTrac or in person at the Gymnasium or Riverside Park.
Questions call 407-971-5565
Bonkerz Comedy Production returns to beautiful Center Lake Park on Saturday, September 19th. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 7:30 pm. Jersey, the Haitian Sensation, is the energetic and upbeat featured comic that connects with both old and new generations. He has been on Comic View, toured with Jeff Dunham, and featured for Tracy Morgan, Charlie Murphy, Ralphie May, and many others. Tickets via Eventbrite: https://conta.cc/3lHabJ1.
The event will comply with Seminole County COVID-19 Orders. Only 75 tickets available so that social distancing may be accomplished. This will sell out, so don’t delay and secure your seats today!
Hurricane Checklist
September is National Preparedness Month and with the peak of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season upon us, don't get caught off guard. A quickly developing storm can cause long lines in crowded stores at the last minute. Use this helpful checklist to prepare your supplies today!
THE CHIEF’S CORNER
To all of the parents in Oviedo: You know the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, as well as what to do if you think your child might be sick. In addition, you've likely spent the entire summer reminding your kid about the everyday precautions he or she needs to take to prevent getting sick.
But, for all of your efforts, you've probably also caught your child standing way too close to other people, leaving his or her mask in the car or at home, forgetting to wash his or hands after touching common surfaces, and — we all struggle with this one — touching his or her face way too often. There have already been a couple of classes quarantined during week one because of possible symptoms.
As your child faces the first month back in the classroom, be sure to reinforce the everyday COVID-19 precautions they will need to keep in mind, as well as what makes these precautions so effective.
• Social distancing reduces close contact between people, limiting his or her risk of getting sick via the infectious respiratory droplets a person with COVID-19 releases nearby while breathing, talking or coughing. You should also remind your children not to share food, drinks, or anything, for that matter, with their friends. It's just not safe.
• Wearing a mask helps contain any potentially infectious respiratory droplets that may be released while breathing, talking or coughing, especially when social distancing is more challenging and even if the person doesn't yet know they're sick.
• Washing your hands limits the risk of getting sick by touching a contaminated surface and then spreading the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth if you touch your face.
Dale Coleman
Chief of Police
Recycling Simplified
OVIEDO ADDITION TO THE SEMINOLE COUNTY URBAN BEAR MANAGEMENT AREA
Seminole County, in consultation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has developed regulations intended to reduce human-bear conflicts within Seminole County.
The regulations employ nationally recognized best management techniques for eliminating bear attractants, and require that refuse, the most significant contributor to bear-human conflicts, be secured in a manner that precludes access by bears.
The core of these bear management regulations focuses on the elimination of bear attractants within designated Urban Bear Management Areas. Within an established Urban Bear Management Area, Residential Refuse Customers must secure their refuse until the designated collection day. This may be accomplished through storage of refuse containers within a garage, shed, or other secured structure until 5:00 am on the day of collection. While Residential Refuse Customers may alternatively elect to secure refuse within a bear-resistant container, the new bear management regulations do not require Residential Refuse Customers to purchase bear-resistant refuse cans. If a bear-resistant container is selected, the timing limitations for placement of refuse containers outside of a secured structure do not apply.
Until recently, human-bear interactions in the Oviedo area have been minimal and have not warranted action. However, an increase in bear activity and human-bear conflicts in the Oviedo area has prompted the City of Oviedo to request the City be added to the County’s Urban Bear Management Area. The City and County have collaborated with Florida Fish and Wildlife to concentrate the Urban Bear Management Area in the area of the City most affected by the bear population. The focus area is in the City limits, east of the Econlockhatchee River.
On July 28, 2020 the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners adopted the Eastern Urban Bear Management Area, encompassing the area east of the Econlockhatchee River, in the City of Oviedo. A map of the affected area is shown below.
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