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The Orange County Convention Center is about to host its first major event since the coronavirus pandemic shut down Orlando tourism, even as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across Central Florida.
The event — a nine-day national amateur volleyball tournament for preteens and teenagers that starts Tuesday and is expected to draw about 17,000 people — is happening in part because taxpayers are helping to pay for it. Orange County and the state of Florida have committed $150,000 toward the event, according to state records.
But the precise amount taxpayers are paying remains a mystery. That’s because the administration of Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has so far declined to answer questions about what incentives are being provided for the event. Demings’ office has also refused to release a copy of the contract for the tournament, which is being organized by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Read more at the Orlando Sentinel
