State CFO targets Seminole County over ‘wasteful spending’

Florida’s chief financial officer is accusing Seminole County of wasting nearly $50 million in taxpayer money, weeks after county leaders approved their first property tax increase in 16 years.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia criticized the Seminole County Government on Tuesday for raising property taxes and for spending millions of dollars in what he described as "wasteful and excessive spending."

He said his teams had found $48.4 million in "wasteful and excessive" spending – an initiative Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has prioritized across all parts of government, state and local.

"I said if anyone raised taxes, they would get a knock on their door," Ingoglia said during a Tuesday press

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