Welcome to Orange City
Greetings from Mayor Tom Laputka,
When I think of Orange City, I envision a community
that encompasses a small town ambiance and world
class opportunity; I’m sure you agree. We are all
lucky to be able to call this place our home.
Council is poised and ready to go this year, as we
are optimistic about 2012. We welcome our two new
Council Members, Michael Wright and Ron Saylor,
District one and District two representatives, to
the dais. City Council will soon be working together
to establish priorities and goals for our future,
making Orange City an even greater place to live,
work and play.
A great place to shop. As the commercial hub of
Southwest Volusia County, our businesses continue to
grow. Hibbett Sports and the Drafthouse both
recently opened, with Hobby Lobby, Dollar General,
and Smallcakes, soon to follow. The prestigious
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial recently expanded its
fifth floor, which added 36 private patient-care
rooms. The City itself continues to expand. In 2011
we annexed in 9 new properties, totaling over 43
acres.
A great place to visit. City parks continue to grow
and improve. The Waggin’ Trail Dog Park opened in
mid-December, allowing residents, and their canine
companions, a new place to run around and play.
Veterans Memorial Park and Valentine Park received
new playground equipment, which is ADA compliant,
allowing more accessibility for our community’s
children. In preparation for the hot Florida summer,
our very popular splash pad was resurfaced.
Dickinson Park will continue to be the home of our
monthly Movie in the Park, which will resume
February 3.
I am a firm believer that communication is vital in
keeping our City remarkable. If you have any
thoughts, ideas, comments or concerns, do not
hesitate to send me an email regarding them at
tlaputka@ourorangecity.com
Serving our community,
Mayor Tom Laptuka
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