Sandbags available for Winter Garden residents

The city is helping citizens prepare for Hurricane Eta, which is expected to cross through Central Florida this week.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 11:49 a.m. November 11, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
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Winter Garden residents can pick up sandbags Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for Hurricane Eta, which is expected to cross through Central Florida.

Sandbags are available at the Public Service Complex at 8800 W. Bay St., near Lakeview Middle School. Pickup times are until 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 12 — weather permitting.

There is a limit of 10 sandbags per household. Residents will be asked to show proof of residency.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.