Table Of Contents. Skyline Publishing Project Coordinator: Marcie Kenney Ad & Book Designer: Linda Swindler

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1 FLORIDA Resource & Relocation Guide

2 Table Of Contents 4-5 Newcomer Information 6 Health & Hospitals 7 Local Education 9 Things To Do 10 State Information 11 County History Seminole County Map 16 Home Buyer Information 17 Buyer Mistakes 19 How Much Can You Afford 20 Tips to Selling Your Home 22 Packing Tips 23 Moving Checklist 24 Homefinder Notepad Sanford City Map Skyline Publishing Project Coordinator: Marcie Kenney Ad & Book Designer: Linda Swindler 1

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4 Newcomer Information Post Offices US Post Office 109 Live Oaks Blvd. Casselberry, FL (407) US Post Office 3415 W. Lake Mary Blvd. Lake Mary, FL (407) Courthouse Utilities Longwood Utilities (407) Sanford Utilities (407) Seminole County Water & Sewer (407) US Post Office 401 E. 1st St. (407) US Post Office 501 Florida Central Pkwy. Longwood, FL (407) Ferrellgas (407) Florida Power & Light (800) Seminole County Courthouse 301 N. Park Ave. (407) AT&T (407) Comcast (407) Mconnect Inc. (877) Police Seminole County Sheriff Bush Blvd. - (407) Altamonte Springs Police 175 Newburyport Ave. Altamonte Springs, FL (407) Casselberry Police 4195 S. U.S. Hwy. 17/92 Casselberry, FL (407) Lake Mary Police 165 E. Crystal Lake Ave. Lake Mary, FL (407) Longwood Police 235 W. Church Ave. Longwood, FL (407) Oviedo Police 400 Alexandria Blvd. Oviedo, FL (407) Winter Springs Police 300 N. Moss Rd. Winter Springs, FL (407) Fire Casselberry Fire 95 Triplet Lake Dr. Casselberry, FL (407) Lake Mary Fire 911 Wallace Ct. Lake Mary, FL (407) Longwood Fire 235 W. Church Ave. Longwood, FL (407) Oviedo Fire 400 Alexandria Blvd. Oviedo, FL (407) Sanford Fire 1303 William Clark Ave. (407) Seminole County Fire 150 Bush Blvd. (407) Seminole County Fire 102 N. Moss Rd. Winter Springs, FL (407)

5 6 7 Health & Hospitals Local School Districts Seminole County Public School 400 E. Lake Mary Blvd. (407) Seminole County Health Department 400 W. Airport Blvd. (407) Dial 911for Emergencies Central Florida Regional Hospital 1401 W. Seminole Blvd. (407) Florida Hospital Hearing Center 711 E. Altamonte Dr. Altamonte Springs, FL (407) When Registering Your Children For School, Please Remember To Bring: Current Immunization Record & Birth Certificate Name & Address Of Last School Attended Last Report Card & Any Scores Obtained From Standardized Tests Colleges & Universities City College 177 Montgomery Rd. Altamonte Springs, FL (407) Seminole State College - Oviedo 2505 Lockwood Blvd. Oviedo, FL (407) Florida Hospital Altamonte 601 E. Altamonte Dr. Altamonte Springs, FL (407) Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital 555 W. State Rd. 434 Longwood, FL (407) ECPI University College of Nursing 660 Century Point, Ste Lake Mary, FL (800) Seminole State College 100 Weldon Blvd. (407) Southern Technical College 2910 S. Orlando Dr. (407)

6 Seminole County AMC Altamonte Mall E. Altamonte Dr. Altamonte Spgs, FL (407) AMF Altamonte Lanes 280 Douglas Ave. Altamonte Spgs, FL (407) Airport Lanes Proshop 190 E. Airport Blvd. (407) Black Hammock Airboat Rides 2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Rd. Oviedo, FL (407) Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens 3755 U.S. 17 (407) Eastmonte Park 830 Magnolia Dr. Altamonte Spgs, FL (407) Fort Mellon Park 600 E. 1st St. (407) Museum of Seminole County History 300 Bush Blvd. (407) Orlando Jai-Alai 6405 S. U.S. Highway 17/92 Casselberry, FL (407) Oviedo Bowling Center 376 E. Broadway St. Oviedo, FL (407) Picture Show Theater 130 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Spgs, FL (407) Regal Oviedo Marketplace Oviedo Marketplace Blvd. Oviedo, FL (407) Red Bug Lake Park 3600 Red Bug Lake Rd. Casselberry, FL (407) Rivership Romance 433 N. Palmetto Ave. (800) Sanford Museum 520 E. 1st St. (407) The Barn 1200 S. French Ave. (407) United Artists Seminole Towne Center 10 Movie Theater 430 Towne Center Cir. (407) Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center 201 S. Magnolia Ave. (407) Zoom Air Adventure Park 3755 N.W. U.S. Highway 17/92 (407) and so much more! 8 9

7 Florida Seminole County History N amed the Sunshine State, Florida is the southernmost state on the U.S. mainland. The state s ideal warm climate has made it one of the most popular spots for vacations and retirements. Three out of four residents originated from a different state, and is home to more senior citizens than any other state. It rarely freezes as far south as Miami, and because of it s sunshine is the leading producer of oranges and grapefruits. It is also the leading producer of honey, while exporting avocados, pomegranates, mangoes and other exotic fruits. Orange farming began in 1536 with Spanish settlers around St. Augustine. St. Augustine is known for it s 16th-century Spanish city layout. Around Orlando, the center of the state, is now the main area for cultivation. It is also where the state s major beef and cattle industry resides. Orlando is home of the famous Walt Disney World, Epcot Center and Animal Kingdom. Having no mountains or high hills, its low terrain, combined with high humidity and heavy bursts of rainfall, has created many swamps and lakes. Lake Okeechobee in the southeast is its biggest lake, which covers about 700 square miles, and is the largest lake in the southern United States. Jacksonville, located in the northeast corner, is the state s largest city and the largest in land area in the contiguous United States. Running through the city, St. Johns River, is one of the few rivers in the United States that flows south to north. The largest subtropical wilderness in the mainland is the Everglades, located south of Miami. The Florida Keys are off the tip of Florida. These are a chain of islands and reefs FUN FACTS Capital Tallahassee Area 65,755 sq. mi. (170,292 sq. km) Population 117,019,068 (2004) Largest Cities Miami (5,288,796) Tampa (2,531,908) Orlando (1,802,986) Statehood March 3, 1845 Rank: 27th Principal Rivers St. Johns, St. Marys, Suwannee, Apalachicola Highest Point A hilltop in Walton Motto In God We Trust linked by a central causeway. Tennessee Williams, John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway found a place of inspiration for their writing at the southernmost island, Key West. he John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral resides in T Florida and is where the first U.S. manned flight was launched in Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon also left this location during his 1969 lunar-landing flight. State Symbols Mocking Bird Palmetto Palm Orange Blossom 1826 Lake County On July 21, 1821, there were two counties that formed Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. In 1824, the area to the south of St. Johns County became Mosquito County, and Enterprise was named the County Seat. This large county was renamed Orange County in 1845, when Florida became a state. For the next 70 years, Orange County would split into numerous other counties. Seminole County was one of the last counties to emerge from Orange County. Seminole County was created on April 25, 1913, out of part of the northern portion of Orange County by the Florida Legislature. It was named for the Seminole tribe of Indians. The name "Seminole" is thought to be derived from the Spanish word cimarron, meaning "wild" or "runaway."

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11 How much House Can You Afford? How much you can afford is determined by a relatively simple formula. Lenders generally figure that no more than 28 percent of your income should be for total housing costs. In addition, they require that your total monthly debt be less than 36 percent of your income. (Note: These are general numbers. Other loan programs may allow higher percentages.) For example, if you make $48,000 a year, divided by 12 months, your monthly income is $4,000. (Remember, that s $48,000 in gross pay, before federal and state taxes are removed.) Twenty-eight percent of $4,000 is $1,120. That is the most you can make in a monthly mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments. Generally, to qualify, the self-employed buyer must have been self-employed in the same line of work for at least 24 months before applying for a loan. Lenders use your net income, the figure at the bottom of schedule C of your federal income tax form, to decide how large a mortgage you can carry. But they don t look at what you earn now or what you made last year. Rather lenders figure the monthly average of your income over the past 24 months. Also, overtime pay & bonuses sometimes may not be figured into your average income. Don t forget that points, closing costs & other out-of-the-pocket expenses probably will come out to about one percent of the mortgage amount

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13 Packing Strategies Supplies: Preparing to move: A strategy for packing: Packing for efficiency:

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