Desoto County
City of Arcadia


Chamber of Commerce



Desoto County Chamber of Commerce
Dawn Ballard
16 South Volusia Avenue
Arcadia, Florida 34266
(863) 494-4033
Fax: (863) 494-3312

Social Services



American Red Cross
Megarie van Sickel, Executive Director
Mike LeeDisaster Coordinator
Local Contact
107 W Oak Street
Arcadia, FL 34266
863-494-2348
Fax: 863-494-4110

Arcadia-DeSoto Habitat for Humanity
Public Contact
33 W. Magnolia St.
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-4118
Fax: (863) 494-4118

FLAIRS Information & Referral
Senior Solutions
(239) 332-4233
United Way Of Collier County
Public Information
852 1st. Avenue South. Suite 210
Naples, FL 34102
(239) 261-7112 
FAX (239) 261-3955

United Way of DeSoto County
P O Box 883
Arcadia, FL 34265
(863) 244-1300

Newspaper



Desoto Sun Herald
Krebs, Dawn DeSoto Editor 
(863) 494-0300 
108 S. Polk Avenue
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-7600
Fax: (863) 494-9362

Arcadia's Weekly News
Public Contact
22 N Polk Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 993-7975
Fax: (863) 993-0693

Demographics



2000 County Population:  32,209
2000 City Population:  6604
Insert: Updated 2005



Desoto ARC Inc

Douglas R. Christ, KN4YT
1593 NE Livingston Street
Arcadia, FL 34266-8817
(863) 491-0618

Desoto ARC Inc W4MIN
147.075 147.18



Douglas R. Christ, KN4YT
Repeate4rs
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Television & Radio Stations



WZZS 106.9 FM Country
WZSP 105.3 FM Country
Carolyn Francoletti
Marketing Consultant
Heartland Broadcasting Corporation
7891 Highway 17 South 
Zolfo Springs, FL 33890 
863.494.4441 Main Office
1.800.927.1069 Toll Free
1.800.766.3252 Listener Line
863.494.4443 Fax Line

ABC Channel 7
ABC Channel 7Weather
Ryan Phillips Meterologist
Waterman Broadcasting
3719 Central Ave. 
Fort Myers, FL  33901 
(239) 939-2020 
Fax:(239) 939-2076 

NBC Channel 2
NBC Channel 2Weather
Jim SyoenMeterologist
Waterman Broadcasting
3719 Central Ave. 
Fort Myers, FL  33901 
(239) 939-2020 
Fax: (239) 939-2076 

Wink TV Channel 11
Weather
Jim FarrellWFTX Fox 4 Weather
Dave Roberts-Weather
Email
621 S.W. Pine Island Rd. 
Cape Coral Fl. 33991
Tel: (239) 574-3636
Fax (239) 574-2025



Public Utililities



Florida Power Companies

Peace River Electric Cooperative
Webmaster
Post Office Box 1310
U.S. Highway 17 North
Wauchula, Florida 33873
(941) 773-4116 (Voice)
(941) 773-4190 (FAX)
1-800-282-3824

Florida Power and Light Company
122 E Charlotte Ave
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 639-1106

Desoto Board of Education
Superintendent
P.O. Drawer 2000
Arcadia, Florida 34265
(863) 494-4222
Fax(863) 494-9675


City of Arcadia

121 W Hickory Street
Arcadia, Fl 34266
(863) 494-4114

Fire Department
121 W Hickory St
Arcadia, FL 34266
863) 494-3229

Police Department
17 N Polk Ave
Arcadia, Fl 34266
863-993-4660)


Florida Association of Counties

P.O. Box 549
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 922-4300
Fax: (850) 488-7501


Desoto County
201 E Oak Street
Arcadia,Fl 34266

County Commissioners
201 E. Oak Street, Suite 201
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 993-4800
Fax: (863) 993-4809

County Administration
Administrator: June M. Fisher 
201 East Oak Street Suite 201
Arcadia, Florida  34266-4451
(863) 993-4800
Fax: (863) 993-4809

DeSoto County Health Department
34 South Baldwin Avenue 
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 993-4601

Department of Public Safety
Director: Elmer Taylor
1985 SE Carlstorm Field Road
Arcadia, Florida  34266	
(863) 993-4800

Desoto County Emergency Management
Catherine Furr, Director 
Mr. Doug Christ 9-1-1 Coordinator
115 East Oak Street, Room B-1 
Arcadia, Florida 34266
(863) 993-4831
Fax (863) 993-4840

Desoto County Sheriff Office
Sheriff Vernon L. Keen
208 E Cypress St
Arcadia, FL 34266
863-993-4700
South County
941-743-6777

DeSoto County Utilities
Director: Jody Kirkman         
Water and Wasterwater Projects
DeSoto County Utilities
2170 NE Roan Street
Arcadia, Florida  34266
(863) 491-7500
Fax: (863) 491-7506


Florida Division Of Emergency Management

Director William "Craig" Fugate
Public Contact Email
Division Bureaus
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Fl 32399-2100
850.413.9900


Florida Highway Patrol
721 N. Brevard Ave.
Arcadia, FL 34266-8771 
863/993-4618
Troop F - Bradenton 
Lieutenant Doug Dodson
Public Information Officer 
Post Office Box 20009 
Braden River Branch 
5023 State Road 70 East 
Bradenton, Fl 34203 
(941) 751-7647 ext. 117

Florida National Guard
787 Kelly Drive
Arcadia, Fl 34266
(863-993-4668)


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Arcadia Municipal Airport
2269 SE Ac Polk Jr Dr
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-7844
Arcadia Municipal Airport X06
Specs From Air NAV Com


FAA Information
Lat/Long:  
27-11-31.1800N / 081-50-14.2970W
27-11.519667N / 081-50.238283W
27.1919944 / -81.8373047
(estimated) 
Elevation:  
60 ft. / 18 m (estimated) 
Variation:  02W (1985) 
From city:  
1 mile SE of ARCADIA, FL 
Zip code:  34266 
Airport Operations
Airport use:  Open to the public 
Sectional chart:  MIAMI 
Control tower:  no 
ARTCC:  MIAMI CENTER 
FSS:  
Saint Petersburg Flight
Service Stations
[1-866-295-3983] 
NOTAMs facility:  
PIE (NOTAM-D service available) 
Attendance:  0900-1700 
Wind indicator:  lighted 
Segmented circle:  no 
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. 
Beacon:  
white-green (lighted land airport) 
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM:  123.0 
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance 
PGDr029/(18.4)  
PUNTA GORDA VOR  110.20  03W 
LBVr311/32.3  
LA BELLE VORTAC  110.40  01E 
RSWr357/39.9  
LEE COUNTY VORTAC  111.80  02W 
NDB name    
Hdg/Dist    Freq    Var    ID 
WAUCHULA  
177/19.2  261  04W  CHN
Venice  
078/32.6  206  02W  VNC
Airport Services
Fuel available:  100LL JET-A 
Parking:  hangars 
Airframe service:  MAJOR 
Powerplant service:  MAJOR 
Bottled oxygen:  NONE 
Bulk oxygen:  NONE 

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m Surface: asphalt, in good condition Runway edge lights: medium intensity Traffic pattern: left Markings: basic, in fair condition basic, Obstructions:
Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2780 x 140 ft. / 847 x 43 m Surface: turf, in fair condition Runway edge markings: RY 13/31 OUTLINED BY YELLOW TIRES. Traffic pattern: left Displaced threshold: 775 ft. RY 13/31 DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 YELLOW PAINTED TIRES. 775 ft. Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 100 ft. from runway APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD FM 56 FT TREES 1125 FT TO DSPLCD THLD. 45 ft. trees, 125 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD FM TREES.

Hospitals


De Soto Memorial Hospital Center
Public Contact
900 North Robert Avenue
Arcadia, Florida 34266-8765
863-494-3535 
863-993-7700

Community Care Family Clinic
1110 E. Gibson Street
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-6222
Fax: (863) 494-3227

Blood Banks


Suncoast Community Blood Bank
Public Contact
710 N Brevard Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 993-9366
Fax: (863) 993-9767

Ambulance


Hayes Medical Transport
3884 NE Highway 70
Arcadia, FL 34266	
(863) 993-3733

JJ Transport	
1866 Se Hillsborough Ave
Arcadia, Fl 34266
(763-993-0471)

Elementary Schools



Memorial Elementary School
851 East Hickory Street     
Arcadia, Florida  34266 
863) 494-2736     
Fax:  (863) 993-2202
Nocatee Elementary School
4846 Southwest Shores Avenue     
Nocatee, Florida  34268 
863)  494-4511     
Fax:  (863)  494-3264
West Elementary School
310 West Imogene Street     
Arcadia, Florida  34266 
863) 494-3155
Fax:  (863)  494-3689

Middle & High Schools



DeSoto County High School
1710 East Gibson Street
Arcadia, Fl 34255
(863-494-3434)
Fax 863-494-7867
DeSoto Middle School
420 East Gibson Street     
Arcadia, Florida  34266 
863) 494-4133     
Facsimile:  (863) 494-6263

Colleges



South Florida Community College
2251 NE Turner Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-7500


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