Orange County Commission – Frank Torres: Opinions, Trends, Reactions

My Letter to Orange County Commissioners suggesting cuts to Visit Orlando

On: November 15, 2023

Hello all. Frank here. Below, you’ll read my letter to the Orange County Commission suggesting deep cuts to Visit Orlando after yesterday’s meeting (story HERE). — Dear Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings Commissioner Nicole Wilson Commissioner Christine Moore Commissioner Mayra Uribe Commissioner Maribel Gomez-Cordero Commissioner Emily Bonilla Commissioner Mike ScottContinue Reading

Orange County Commission should heed warnings of Comptroller with TDT recommendations

By: Frank Torres

On: August 14, 2023

The Tourism Development Tax or TDT is perhaps the most unfair financial arrangement in Orange County. We work in the hotels, cleaning bathrooms, doing dishes, vacuuming floors, and we can’t use the outside revenue collected from room nights to increase our quality of life. We can’t use it for theContinue Reading