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]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City Council are still refusing to address an ongoing – and expensive – problem regarding the use of excessive force by the Orlando Police Department. Facing new lawsuits and growing community concerns, Mayor Dyer had Police Chief John Mina deliver a public relations presentation to… [read more]
Orlando City Commissioner Sam Ings will host a community town hall meeting to discuss police and body cameras tomorrow night, May 20th, at 6pm. The event will be held Dr. James R. Smith Center located at 1723 Bruton Boulevard in Orlando. “It is imperative that we bring the police and community… [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]
Orlando City Commissioner Sam Ings declared bold and damaging statements against the City of Orlando and Mayor Buddy Dyer’s plans to demolish historic Tinker Field earlier this month. The City will move forward to demolish the historic structures and create an open field for parking and concerts, specifically the Electric Daisy Carnival.… [read more]
After more than a year of controversy over the fate of Orlando’s most historic public venue, the Orlando City Council is ready to act on a controversial Tinker Field ordinance that will pave the way to the ultimate demolition and redevelopment of the site as previously planned by the mayor. Orlando… [read more]
A workshop discussing the importance of Social Security and Medicare will take place Wednesday, February 11th at the Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center at 6pm. The event is open to the public and will feature national speaker Laura Feldman, Grassroots Manager for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security… [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]