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Orange Mayor Jerry Demings wins again; sales-tax campaign awaits
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings overcame three opponents, controversial votes in favor of a...
Mayor Demings wary of Universal’s SunRail expansion plan, cites ‘lack of transparency’
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Tuesday characterized Universal Orlando’s plan for creating a special taxing district to finance SunRail’s extension to International Drive and the theme ...
Orange County Convention Center expansion to cost about $900M. Mayor Demings wants to borrow $500M...
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings wants county commissioners to decide Tuesday how to spend future tourist-tax money, pledging to honor recommendations of a task force he created to study funding ...
Orange County mayor to test waters on new attempt for a transportation sales tax
WFTV via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings plans to test the waters with county commissioners on potentially...
Mayor Demings reports first Hurricane Ian-related death in Orange; damage estimates rise
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first death in Orange County blamed on Hurricane Ian occurred Friday. The victim, 75, who was...
Orange County mayor considering ‘consequences’ for lobbyist over Visit Orlando imbroglio
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings branded it a “conflict” for the county’s own lobbyist to draft a...
Mayor Demings shares ‘2023 State of the County’ presentation in Orange County
WFTV via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings delivered his “2023 State of the County” presentation Friday...
Editorial: Tourist-tax spending shouldn’t focus on convention center
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIf we’re reading the latest last-minute communique on tourist bed-tax spending from Orange County...
Mayor Demings proposes task force to explore future tourist tax spending
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith tourist-tax collections soaring over $300 million in 2022, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced the creation of an advisory committee to explore how to use future uncommitted revenues ...
Orange County officials announce grant program to help businesses still affected by COVID-19
WFTV via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOrange County Mayor Jerry Demings says some local small businesses are still feeling the effects of...