The time has long passed when cops can get automatic pay increases every year. This will help allow for taxes to drop. I do not give a rats ass about these Click it or ticket types.
The local county commission is whining about a BUDGET SHORTFALL. They were quick to increase spending when property values were going up, but now that they have fallen (slightly) they want to raise the millage rates. I bought my home, single story brick ranch style, for $69k in July of ‘02. The tax appraisal was for $50k. NOW my tax appraisal is for $125k, and accordingly, my taxes are more than doubled. ADD this to the TRIPLING of our homeowners insurance from $550 per year to nearly $2000 per year and you can see why Florida homeowners are fit to be tied! We don’t live near the water, either........