Oviedo residents expressed their opposition at the Sept. 16 City Council meeting to the proposed property tax increase in the 2024-25 budget, which was adopted by a 4-1 vote, with only Mayor Megan Sladek voting no.
In what was scheduled to be the final opportunity for public hearings prior to the adoption of the budget, nearly half a dozen residents stepped forward, and many others sat in the audience, to share their thoughts on both the proposed 18% increase in property taxes and the process Council took to get to this point.
The increase, in addition to delinquent collections, is expected to bring the city an additional $4 million in ad valorem, or property tax, revenues — $23.1 million vs. $19.1 million in 2023-24…