Lake County to open Citizen Information Line for residents

Lake County will open its Citizens Information Line for residents starting Monday, March 30, according to a press release. The phone number is 352.253.9999 and it will be open seven days a week between 8am-5pm.

Lake County residents may call the Citizens Information Line with COVID-19 questions related to local government operations, small business resources, county transit services, veterans information, re-employment services and more.

For health-related questions or information on COVID-19 testing, the best resource is the Lake County Florida Department of Healthy hotline at 352.742.4830. This hotline is also open seven days a week between 8am-5pm.

“The Citizens Information Line is opening to provide an additional resource for residents to reach out to the County and ask questions,” says Thomas Carpenter, director of the Office of Emergency Management.

The latest Lake County Emergency Management COVID-19 updates are available at lakecountyfl.gov/covid-19. Visit the Facebook page at Lake County FL Emergency Management and Twitter page at twitter.com/lakeemergency for social media updates.