rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/tourism-tax-housing-transit?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-tourism-tax-housing-transit' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Orlando YIMBY https://actionnetwork.org/groups/orlando-yimby https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/316/747/normal/Action_Oppt_Banner.png In 2019, Orange County collected nearly $300 million in tourist development tax revenue. This money is collected through taxes on visitors who stay at hotels, motels, and other lodging in Orange County. There are very strict rules about how this money can be spent, which are set by state law. As our tourism industry recovers to 2019 levels of visitation (and beyond), it’s time to think hard about how this money should be used. On November 2, state Representative Anna Eskamani introduced a legislative proposal that could allow counties to use tourist development tax revenues on more types of infrastructure that supports tourism, including public transit, sanitation facilities, and even affordable housing for tourism workers. This is a much needed change. When adjusting for wages, the Orlando metropolitan area is the fifth least affordable in the country. We have a housing crisis and we have a wage crisis, and it’s our workers who suffer https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tourism-tax-housing-transit