The City of Ocoee was formed as a small agricultural settlement supported by the local citrus and vegetable farming industry. The town was first settled adjacent to Starke Lake, southeast of Lake Apopka, in the mid-1800’s. Following the end of the Civil War, a number of settlers moved into the area including Captain Bluford M. Sims, a native of Tennessee who served in the Confederacy. He had purchased a tract of land from Dr. J. D. Starke and established the first citrus nursery in the United States. Sims had a number of other credits and accomplishments to his name including road commissioner, Freemason, and contractor for the first framed court house in Orlando. It is the section of land Sims used for citrus growth which now comprises most of what is considered downtown Ocoee. Sims led a group of early settlers in having the town platted and in 1886 the name was changed to Ocoee. City of Ocoee General Social Media Posting Policy
February 19, 2016
The City of Ocoee uses social media sites to promote the City’s services, job opportunities, and public events. The City’s intent through the use of social media is not to create a public forum, but to inform the public. To the extent possible, the City has set site configuration values to prevent posts and comments. Where that is not possible, the City will remove all content posted by the public on such sites within 72 hours. In addition, social media providers may themselves remove postings in conformance with their published terms of use. All social media postings are retained in a public records archive, even those that are subsequently removed. Citizens are encouraged to send messages directly to the City by using the City contact information provided on this site. All such messages will become public records subject to disclosure. The City of Ocoee contact information for this social media site is:
Joy Wright, Community Relations Manager
407 554-7073 or email: [email protected]
