Orange County tourism taxes decline for first time since initial pandemic fallout
January 2021 tourism development taxes down 70% compared to same time last year
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – For the first time since Orange County’s tourism development tax collection hit rock bottom during the pandemic, Comptroller Phil Diamond said January’s numbers did not increase like the previous months but instead took a downturn.
Speaking from the Orange County Convention Center on Monday, Diamond announced the latest tourism development tax, or TDT, dollar intake for January, which is collected from hotel, resort and motel stays.
For the first month of 2021, $7,678,100 was collected from taxes tied to hotel beds in the county, a 70% drop from January 2020.
Deputies say women posing as fake grannies trespassed after trying to get vaccine
Woman dress as seniors to get vaccinated, officials say
Two women donning gloves, glasses, and bonnets are accused of posing as seniors in an attempt to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to health officials.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orange County Sheriff s Office on Friday released body camera video of two women accused of pretending to be senior citizens and trying to get their second coronavirus vaccine shot.
It all happened at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday morning. Deputies said a granny imposter pulled up with a passenger to get their vaccine. However, instead of getting a shot, they were given a scolding. L
The women showed up at the Orlando Convention Center on Wednesday
They were carrying CDC cards confirming they d had their first dose
Online, they d said they were over 65 and they seemed to be wearing a disguise
When officials checked their IDs, they saw the pair were in fact 34 and 44
The police were called and bodycam footage shows one officer berating them
He fumed over their selfishness and said: You re lucky you re not being arrested
Sheriffs in Florida are investigating but no charges have been filed
Florida has been accused of being too lenient in policing who gets a vaccine
The state has always been on the looser end of precautions with COVID-19