Just 2 short months ago, the City of Orlando was crying the blues because they were so broke that they couldn't afford their 2008-09 budget without raising property taxes by another $30 million. 5-2 the city commission voted to raise the millage rate by 14%.
Then this weekend, I read the following Orlando Sentinel story . The City of Orlando is building a new fire station headquarters to the tune of $17.6 million. You should see the photos in the newspaper - 60,000 square feet and looking like the Taj Mahal. The fire fighters will probably need to take the shoes off in order to not dirty up this little palace. And I thought the city had no money.
If the City of Orlando was really this short of funds, they could have put off building this new fire station for 2 or 3 years. After all the station they are replacing was built 48 years ago. So what does it matter if they wait another few years to build a new station?
The answer is: it doesn't matter. The City of Orlando is flush with cash. Politicians like Buddy Dyer, Daisy Lynum, and Patty Sheehan just love spending other people's money. It is enough to make you sick.
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