Posts Tagged ‘property taxes’

Should we increase taxes? This is the question most fought about when considering legislative ideas for our next budget. Here’s a few thoughts on taxes and service fees ranging from raising Florida state college tuitions to the so called sin taxes. INCREASE REVENUES Increase Florida’s cigarette tax We don’t need the lowest rates in the [...]

The Sun Sentinel published a report comparing actions by various cities for fees includine fire services and property taxes in 2008. Lighthouse Point shows a 6.5% increase according to this report, while most other cities maintained the same property tax rate per $1,000 of taxable property value. Full 2008 property tax story.