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Orlando, Fla., Council Lets Orange County Have City's Share of Transit Tax.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May, 2003
By Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 6--The Orlando City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Orange County on Monday that would reserve its share of a proposed sales-tax increase for the county's transportation plan.
This fall, Orange County voters will be asked to approve raising the sales tax by a half cent to pay for transportation.
The agreement allows Orange County Chairman Rich Crotty to move forward with a more than $8 billion plan to improve roads, sidewalks and even create a rail system.
Under the plan negotiated between the city and county, both governments have an equal say in how mass-transit project -- such as commuter- and light-rail systems -- develop....
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