Orange County Commissioners are holding a public hearing on next year’s budget Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center — and they’re asking for your feedback as they draw closer to making a difficult final decision.
County leaders are facing competing demands from residents and hard tradeoffs to make as they try to support necessary services — with reduced state and federal funding — all without overburdening local taxpayers.
“While we are hearing from residents who want us to continue investing in those things that we have come to love about Orange County, we are also hearing from residents who are struggling with rising costs and who feel they simply cannot afford higher taxes,” said County Commissioner Phyllis Portie-Ascott at a recent meeting…