Area
Horizon West
Horizon West is a master plan for the southwest corner of Orange County. Check out this website: www.horizonwesthappenings.com for current and historic information about this area.
Additional Resources:
Orange County
The Orange County website is: www.orangecountyfl.net
Be sure to download the OCFL 311 app to report non-emergency community incidents efficiently and conveniently.
Schools
Orange County has a single school system. We are District 4. In the Horizon West area new schools are being built every year. School assignments may change, they currently are:
The Orange County Public Schools website is: www.ocps.net
Elected Officials
Latham Park is in the:
- 10th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives
- 15th Senate District of Florida
- 44th State House District of Florida
- 4th District in Orange County
www.ocfelections.com/elected-officials has the names of all your representatives from US President down to the School Board.
Utilities
Water and sewer, garbage collection and recycling are provided through Orange County Utilities: https://www.orangecountyfl.net
Collection Days
- Wednesday: regular household garbage (green lid) and recycling (blue lid)
- Thursday: yard waste and large item pick-up
- Garbage and recycling cans can be put out after 6pm on Tuesday. The trucks have a claw on the front and grab the cans and dump them in the truck. The collection is a one-man job and the drivers don’t generally get out of the truck. That means:
- Put the cans in the street by the curb at least 2 feet apart
- Don’t block access with parked cars
- Don’t put out anything that doesn’t fit in the can (they don’t get out and pick stuff up)
- Trash and recycling cans must be stored out of sight from the street and your neighbor’s house–in the garage or behind some visible shield (planting, fence, etc.).
- There is a lot of wildlife in the neighborhood that enjoy getting into trash. Please secure your cans if they are outdoors.
- When Thanksgiving and Christmas fall on a regular scheduled day, collection will move one day forward for the rest of the week.
Helpful Information
Be sure to check the county website for specific guidelines on what items are prohibited as well as recycling details.
Electricity is provided by Duke Energy. The website is www.duke-energy.com.
Natural Gas is provided by TECO. The website is www.peoplesgas.com.
There are two wired internet providers in the neighborhood:
- Spectrum (cable TV and/or internet) www.spectrum.com.
- CenturyLink (Internet and/or streaming) www.centurylink.com/home.
- Latham Park enjoys fiber to the home through CenturyLink which provides great speeds at a reasonable price. However, it has sometimes posed complicated establishing the initial service when calling as their systems may not accurately reflect the fiber network. Be adamant in your discussion, and sometimes hanging up and calling back works. In order to assist with this issue, a few members of the community have created a Facebook group named Latham Park CenturyLink Subscribers.