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Osceola County Courthouse, Kissimmee. Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

November 15, 2026 A. B. Newton

Osceola County Commission Meeting Nov. 16: Hearing on Ordinance 2026-70, County Property and Affordable-Housing Leases

Osceola commissioners meet Monday, November 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Kissimmee to consider proposed Ordinance 2026-70 — new rules for leasing and selling county property, and for leasing county homes reserved for affordable housing. The online speaker deadline is 5 p.m. today.

Orlando City Hall. Photo: Connor J. Williams, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Local Government

November 15, 2026 A. B. Newton

Orlando City Budget 2026-27: $1.88 Billion Adopted, Property Tax Rate Held at 6.65 Mills

Orlando adopted a $1,881,607,697 budget for fiscal 2026-27 on September 28, holding its property tax rate at 6.65 mills for a 13th straight year. The adopted resolution’s own schedules, line by line.

Orange County Administration Center, Orlando. Photo: Connor J. Williams, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Local Government

November 15, 2026 A. B. Newton

Orange County Property Tax Rate 2026: Millage Held at 4.4347 in the Adopted $9.0 Billion Budget

Orange County’s adopted fiscal 2026-27 millage summary holds the countywide operating rate at 4.4347 mills — unchanged again — inside a $9.0 billion budget now in force. What the county’s own numbers mean on a tax bill.

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November 14, 2026 A. B. Newton

Eatonville Wins $80 Million in Tourist-Tax Funding for Its Museum and Heritage District

The Orange County Commission voted 6–1 to fund the Eatonville Museum of Culture & History at $60 million and the town’s Heritage Tourism District at $20 million — the largest public investment in Eatonville’s history, from the tourist tax.