It is obvious that the leadership of Hernando County continues to prescribe to old solutions to long-term problems. ...more

November 12, 2009

Five months from now, residents will be getting their proposed tax notices in the mail, letting them know the assessed value of their property. ...more

March 25, 2009

Five months from now, residents will be getting their proposed tax notices in the mail. ...more

March 23, 2009

County Property Appraisals Out Of Line In 2008 property values went down on Hernando Beach by 19.7 percent, although homeowners here on average are getting in the $260,000-range and lower for these homes that they sell. Market values are $40,000 to $80,000 higher than they should be. I complain every year but to no avail. ...more

March 7, 2009

A public forum in Tampa Wednesday to discuss the government's banking and economic-recovery plans revealed the local business community deeply worried about the immediate financial future. ...more

February 20, 2009

President Barack Obama threw a $75 billion lifeline to millions of Americans on the brink of foreclosure Wednesday, declaring an urgent need for drastic action - not only to save their homes but to keep the housing crisis "from wreaking even greater havoc" on the broader national economy. ...more

February 19, 2009

State Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in state law that can cause property taxes to rise even as home values drop. ...more

February 18, 2009

Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in the popular Save Our Homes program that causes home assessments to rise even as their market values drop. ...more

February 17, 2009

Property Appraiser Rob Turner likes to remind residents: He doesn't set taxes. Still, it doesn't keep critics like Democratic challenger Ken Ayers from accusing the three-term Republican incumbent of taxing people out of their homes. ...more

October 19, 2008

Florida's property appraisers are demonstrating they are more committed to reducing property taxes than Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers, who failed in their promise to substantially cut them. ...more

September 11, 2008