Venetian Canal located between Lakes Osceola and Maitland will be closed Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning Monday, March 30, for a seawall repair project. The canal will reopen after 6 p.m. and remain open on the weekends. The project is expected to take 16 weeks, weather permitting.

Please use caution and be respectful of workers while traveling through the canal. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The Lakes Division manages and maintains all city lakes and waterways through aquatic weed control, access management, canal maintenance, and water quality monitoring. This division also performs shoreline permitting activities including boat dock and vegetation removal permits, and assists with stormwater management activities.

Contact Information

Joseph Cordell

Assistant Director

407-691-7829

Daniel Barber

Lakes Specialist

407-599-3449

Victoria Tabor

Administrative Coordinator

407-599-3479

Joseph Smirti

Environmental Special Grant Manager

321-303-4875

Gloria Eby

Director

407-599-3471

Lakes Division

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