attended last nite’s meeting re: millage rate. Only maybe 4-6 people spoke up. Guess what? The commission then voted to pass as is with a 12.2x % increase in property tax collections planned. Our businesses and snowbirds will continue to be the ones most affected by this since they are not protected by the FL…
I floated this idea before and everyone loves it. Some day I’ll do something about it. Why don’t people pull permits? Is is because of the cost? Maybe- I’d love to see a survey on that. Maybe I’ll post one here. There’s always someone ‘caught’ for this http://lighthousepoint.com/agendasm.htm But I think the underlying reason is…
Have you ever tried to find out where all the extra money collected is going? I’m referring to the increase in the property tax base and resulting increase in tax dollars collected. Businesses and rental property do not qualify for 1.9% maximum annual increase for homes with homestead exemptions. So a property assessed one year…