Our association has two owners who have had habitual delinquency. Our board hired an attorney, put a lien on the properties and began foreclosure proceedings. ...more

November 15, 2009

There is a change in pickup for yard waste, C and D waste, and appliances for Avon Park residents. ...more

November 8, 2009

There is a change in pickup for yard waste, C and D waste, and appliances for Avon Park residents. ...more

October 30, 2009

Garbage collections and closures on Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Day are as follows: ...more

January 17, 2009

Garbage collections and closures on Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Day are as follows: There will be no garbage pickup in Avon Park on Monday. Monday's pickup will move to Tuesday, Tuesday's pickup will move to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will remain the same. ...more

January 16, 2009

Garbage pickup and closures over the New Year period are as follows: There will be no garbage pickup in the city of Avon Park and the city of Sebring on Thursday, Jan. 1. Thursday's pickup will be today. Friday will be as normal. Garbage pickup in the County is as follows: Pickup will not be normal hours; Thursday, Jan. 1 pickup will be on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Friday Jan. 2 pickup will remain the same. ...more

December 31, 2008

There will be no garbage pickup today in Avon Park. Today's garbage will be picked up on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Thursday and Friday pickup in Avon Park remains the same. There will be pickup as normal in Lake Placid, in the unincorporated areas and the City of Sebring. ...more

November 11, 2008

The city council is considering an increase in residential and commercial sanitation fees in an effort to bring its charges more in line with its costs. ...more

September 3, 2008

The city council is considering an increase in residential and commercial sanitation fees in an effort to bring its charges more in line with its costs. ...more

August 27, 2008

The easiest thing to say to an elected leader is "Cut the budget!" The hardest thing for an elected leader to say to his or her constituents is: "Cutting the budget is the wrong thing to do." We've heard both of these things recently during county budget discussions. It's our opinion that making drastic cuts is the worst thing the county could do - until there is no other alternative. ...more

August 17, 2008