Property-tax bills likely to rise in Orlando

Property-tax rates are likely heading up in Orlando, city commissioners said Tuesday as they worked to plug a $30 million budget gap.

"It's a really bad time, with the economy the way it is, to impose an extra burden right when people need the extra cash," said Orlando native Edward Winslow, a student and restaurant worker. Winslow said his grandmother recently mortgaged her home, which had been paid off, to cover basic living expenses.

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