COUNTY 

WFTV 

E-bike speed limits set at 10 mph in Orange County 

Orange County ordinance limits e-bike speed on sidewalks to 10 mph 

 

WCTV 

Jefferson County plans year-long celebration for bicentennial anniversary 

County Manager Doug Baber says the county is putting $30,000 toward the celebration 

 

CF Public 

Orange County’s Vision 2050 will return — this time, with an opt-out for developers 

Orange County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance allowing for developers to opt out of the county’s new comprehensive plan, Vision 2050, when submitting project applications. 

 

Florida Politics 

Pinellas adopts $5.14B budget with millage less than 1% above rollback 

The final plan keeps funding for social services and preserves while collecting about $6 million less in property tax revenue than initially proposed. 

 

TECHNOLOGY 

Perry Newspaper 

County working to add data center protections to LDRs  

County working to add data center protections to LDRs 

 

WPBF 

‘Are they keeping tabs on me?’; Palm Beach County scrutinizes Flock cameras 

Commissioners want answers about who can search license plate camera data, how long it is stored and whether law enforcement should need a warrant 

 

Route-Fifty 

When data centers come to town, public works must be at the table 

COMMENTARY | Data centers are not conventional projects, so questions about water, utilities, infrastructure, traffic, neighborhoods and more should be asked early. 

 

TRANSPORTATION 

Spectrum News 

Orange County commissioners give green light to STAR plan study 

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County commissioners agreed to keep moving forward with the STAR plan, a public transit proposal aimed at addressing high-traffic corridors with rapid transit options. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Fox 51 

Florida Amendment 3 calculator: Projected county funding cuts 

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida voters will decide on Amendment 3 in November, a measure that would increase the homestead exemption while lowering the cap on increases in assessments for non-homesteaded property. 

 

Florida Politics 

Seminole County Chamber rejects Amendment 3, warns most of its members oppose it 

‘This proposal is simply too drastic and too sudden.’