Will Orange County commissioners go along with the county manager’s proposed 9.2 percent property tax hike? This Herald-Sun story explores what the reporter characterizes as “major cutbacks of county services” as the county decides what to do about the budget.
It turns out that if any cuts are made, they will be “non-core” services. Finally, it seems people are starting to acknowledge that Orange County has been raising taxes for years in order to fund “non-core” services — in other words, wants, not needs.
Remember, any tax increase funds the lowest priority in the budget, not the highest priority.
