Orange County reduces spending to limit pending property tax hike

Orange County property owners may face a smaller tax-bill increase than expected after the county commissioners cut over $40 million from the proposed budget last week.

The draft $311.9 million budget resolution eliminates or delays $5.8 million in operating expenses and $34.2 million in capital spending, including for parks and school projects.

It sets the property tax rate at 63.83 cents per $100 in assessed value…

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