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Article: Rising property values to fund roads and services.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- November 13, 2006
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Byline: Denise-Marie Balona
Nov. 13--New roads, new buildings, acres of environmentally sensitive land and a fresh group of deputies.
Counties across Central Florida are cashing in on what might turn out to be record growth in property-tax revenue to help buy things they have long wanted but couldn't afford.
The extra $270 million rolling in this year because of soaring property values on homes, businesses and vacant land is enough to run a small country. And that amount doesn't include tens of millions of dollars the region will bring in through taxes on new buildings.
The extra cash is allowing county leaders across the region to pay ...