For Orange County officials and politicians, the quest for more of other people’s money never ends. The ink is barely dry on the quarter-cent sales tax hike, and now they’re whining again. The new target: the property tax rate. First in line with cries for more money are the two school districts. Here’s the potential impact of a property tax hike.

 

Based on the commissioners’ funding target of 48.1 percent, if they approve the district’s budgets, it would be approximately $85.3 million, according to the county.

Commissioners will consider a tax increase to fund the requests, said Commissioner Chairwoman Bernadette Pelissier.

Unlike last year where we clearly directed the county not to consider a tax increase, “we have asked this year that they come up with various scenarios,” she said.