Last evening I received the following email from Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary and share it here. Regards, Pete Weldon Peter, I received your email “Commission Increases Taxes 11.5%,” and other questions from concerned stakeholders since the City Commission voted to increase the Tentative Millage Rate during our most recent meeting. I offer the following for clarification: Did the City Commission vote for an increased Millage Rate (Tax Rate?): Yes. By a vote of 4-1 (I was the lone dissenting vote), the City Commissioners voted to increase the operating millage, or tax rate. I have heard some claim that the…
Commentary by Pete Weldon
