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Winter Park shutting down lake access ahead of Irma

WINTER PARK, Fla. — The city is closing the boat ramp at Dinky Dock Park and all canals in the Winter Park Chain of Lakes at 3 p.m. on Friday, to prevent anyone from being on the water during the hurricane.

The city ran out of sandbags earlier this week and is directing residents to seek out sandbags at nearby Orange County locations.

Trash collection is normal on Friday, but canceled for next Monday.

All city parks, the golf course and recreational facilities will be closed at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Since Winter Park has a municipal utility, its crews will be out after the storm repairing any outages. They will not be out, if winds exceed 35 mph, according to city leaders.

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