Property Taxes

I read about the Florida proposal to eliminate property taxes and thought good luck! Looking at HB1371, I see there is no companion Senate bill, so it’s dead in the water. Getting something like that done to those whose standard operating procedure is tax and spend is like asking them for term limits. Our own county commission is a great example of this. In fiscal year (FY) 2022, there was a surplus of revenue, largely generated by… property taxes. Instead of returning the excess to property owners (lowering the millage rate), the commission decided to spend it on other things, such as a health insurance subsidy for county employees. Fast forward to FY 2023, and again more revenue came i