EMAIL I RECIEVED TODAY
I have scheduled a town-hall meeting to provide information and solicit public input regarding the proposed community venues. The meeting will be held Monday, May 7, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of County Commissioners Chambers located at 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando.
While these venues (performing arts center, events center (arena), and Citrus Bowl) offer very exciting possibilities for our community, collectively they represent one of the largest capital projects ever considered by Orange County. They also require a substantial investment of public / tax dollars.
Many of the emails I have received supporting these venues express the sentiment that the tax dollars being considered can only be used to promote tourism and to build these venues. This is simply not true.
It is true that the tourist development tax revenue can only be used for certain purposes. But what isn