As SW FL growth slows, so does revenue growth. Lee commissioners face tough choices, with property tax hikes and a sales tax ...

The Shelby County property assessor is criticizing Mayor Lee Harris following the announcement of a proposed property tax reduction. Harris proposed the new budget, which includes a 66-cent ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris proposed a 2026 budget with a 20% property tax cut, a $5 wheel tax increase, and a 3% employee raise. Harris aims to establish a $40,000 minimum salary for full-time ...

Central Florida county budgets have ... is they’re getting more revenue from the property tax.” But Lee Constantine, a Republican Seminole County Commissioner and former legislator, said ...

Jackson noted that Tuberville voted in Florida ... Property tax records show an H1 homestead exemption on the property. On May 7, 2024, the Tubervilles filed a quit claim deed in Lee County ...

BUT IN FLORIDA THIS YEAR, $10.4 BILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE SENT TO SCHOOLS. 729 MILLION OF IT IN ORANGE COUNTY. IN TOTAL, FLORIDA COLLECTS $43 BILLION A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES, PAYING FOR ...

You can hover over the map ... Property taxes in the Sunshine State generate between 50% and 60% of school district funding, 18% of county revenue, and 17% of municipal revenue, the Florida ...

In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has floated getting rid of property taxes ... Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, believes the tax should stay in place.

So would tourists and part-time Floridians pick up the tab if property taxes disappeared for full-time residents? Florida consumers are losing some of their optimism. Each month the University of ...

In Florida, property taxes make up a significant slice of county, municipal and school district revenues, the Journal reported. Politicians like DeSantis and Chamberlin have suggested various ...

Ron DeSantis is eyeing a massive overhaul of taxes in Florida ... County Commissioner Lee Constantine, a former Republican state legislator, said he’s convinced doing away with property taxes ...