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City of Orlando is actually cutting their budget for the first time in a decade
Wow, I am impressed.  Well maybe just a little bit.   Mayor Dyer's proposed 2009/2010 Orlando budget is actually about $50 million less than last year's.  Finally a lightbulb went off in his head or maybe reality hit just a tad. 
  
Last year at this time, myself along with a group of local real estate investor and Realtors were gearing up for a big tax protest at the City of Orlando's budget hearings.  This year while they are apparently holding the millage rate the same, they did raise a ton of fees from permits, parking meters, utilities, etc.  But at least they are actually reducing the budget for the first time ever since Buddy Dyer became the city's mayor.  Back in 2008 I did send in An open letter to Orlando Mayor Dyer and all Orlando City Commissioners along with a tea party teabag.  I never did get a response to that letter, but I do see that many of the cost cutting ideas I wrote in that letter are actually being implemented by the city.  Even though the tax protest was not successful, maybe it was just enough to get the city a little bit back on track this year. The tea parties earlier ... more

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