{"id":338235,"date":"2026-07-13T09:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/338235\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:43:07","slug":"orlando-city-council-to-hold-property-tax-reform-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/338235\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando City Council to hold property tax reform workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Florida voters will decide in November whether to overhaul the state\u2019s property tax system, and Central Florida cities are not waiting to find out the outcome.<\/p>\n

Orlando\u2019s City Council is holding a workshop to examine what property tax reform could mean for the city\u2019s budget. The session will also include a budget proposal update. <\/p>\n

The proposed constitutional amendment, which needs 60% voter approval to pass, would exempt the first $150,000 of a homestead property\u2019s value from taxation. That threshold would rise to $250,000 in 2028. <\/p>\n

For municipalities across Central Florida, the stakes are high.<\/p>\n

Sanford\u2019s mayor said the city would lose $15 vin tax revenue if the amendment passes<\/a>. Ocoee officials project a $4.1 million loss<\/a> in the first year, growing to as much as $8 million by 2028. <\/p>\n

Some cities, like Ocoee, are already weighing whether to raise other rates to offset the lost revenue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Orlando resident Shelley Davis said she supports lowering property taxes, but not if it means higher fees elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I think that if lowering the property taxes or reforming them is going to mean we pay more fees for firefighters or for emergency services, that\u2019s not a good thing,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n

Davis said she believes more work needs to be done before voters are asked to make such a significant decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely encourage them to come up with something better. Something better for everybody. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s been researched enough or thought enough to just put a vote to the people at this point,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Fellow Orlando resident Don Combs shares her concern. He said meaningful reform is necessary, but the current proposal goes too far.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, we need some reform, but we don\u2019t need it to disappear,\u201d Combs said.<\/p>\n

Combs said residents should not have to choose between property tax relief and funding for essential services.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, you have to pay for services and pay for, police, fire and everything else. But it has gotten a little ridiculous,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen school teachers and even police and firemen retire and they\u2019re on a fixed income and their taxes go up 30%, 40%, where does that come from?\u201d<\/p>\n

The workshop is today at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

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