Over the last year, Orlando residents have faced a massive 17.7% property tax increase, substantial cuts to public services and an across-the-board 4.5% cut for every city department to close the city’s ongoing budget crisis. After years of mismanagement and out of control spending from Mayor Buddy Dyer and the rubber stamp City… [read more]
Successful business owner, national speaker and veteran Aretha Olivarez launched her campaign for Orlando City Commissioner (District 4) this month. Wasting no time, she is already busy campaigning in her second run for the seat. “I ran for this same seat before, and it was very rewarding to listen to concerns of… [read more]
UPDATE: The Orlando City Council approved three ordinances to move municipal elections to November 2015 instead of April 2016. On Monday, City Commissioners will vote on an ordinance to move Orlando’s municipal election date from next April (2016) to November of this year, just months away. This move follows Mayor… [read more]
Orange County Democrats passed a resolution this week calling on Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando “to take whatever steps may be necessary to ensure that the original venue is preserved and recognized for its intrinsic value to the sports, civil rights, and cultural history of Orlando.”… [read more]
Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan made headlines in November when she claimed to WFTV Channel 9 News her political career was threatened by Mayor Buddy Dyer’s administration. However, new records obtained from the City of Orlando show Commissioner Sheehan has apparently admitted she lied on camera while issuing false statements about… [read more]
The following proposal to save Tinker Field was presented to Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and all County Commissioners in December during an official Board of County Commissioners’ discussion on the fate of Tinker Field. The proposal was also delivered to City Commissioners Sheehan, Hill and Ings. Dear Mayor Jacobs and Commissioners,… [read more]
Around Orange County the community is in the midst of a week’s worth of events celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission will host and participate in a variety of events to commemorate the legacy of MLK, at the same time Dyer… [read more]
Concerned College Park residents are continuing their latest struggle against Orlando City Hall by retaining a lawyer and launching a legal defense fund to fight planned redevelopment of their neighborhood. According to Rethink the Princeton‘s latest update, the group has hired a law firm and already raised $1,260 online. The City… [read more]
For months, Mayor Buddy Dyer, City Commissioner Robert Stuart and others have pushed a controversial College Park development from Atlanta-based Pollack Shores RE Group that would drastically reshape the neighborhood. College Park residents have been agitated by the plans, and one online petition currently has more than 1,300 signatures against the… [read more]
Despite our city’s budget deficit and the ongoing local fiscal crisis, Orlando City Commissioners are spending public tax dollars pretty much as they please, according to a new investigative report from WFTV’s Daralene Jones. In just weeks, Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City Council will vote on raising local taxes and… [read more]