Want your property taxes to "drop like a rock?" How much are you willing to pay for it? ...more

November 16, 2007

John Adams said, "Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty." His words reflect the principles that have guided the Florida Legislature through the process of bringing property tax relief to the people of our state. ...more

November 2, 2007

TAMPA - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist believes the choice for voters who cast their ballots for or against tax reform in January is clear. "If you want lower taxes, vote yes," Crist said from the front yard of an average-looking home in South Tampa on Wednesday afternoon. "If you want higher taxes, vote no." ...more

October 31, 2007

It seemed last week that Gov. Charlie Crist and House and Senate leaders had agreed on a plan to lower property taxes. ...more

October 20, 2007

SEBRING — When it comes to property tax relief, which the Legislature has promised but not fully provided yet, the state's county property appraisers are giving the lawmakers two bits of advice. First, simple is much better than complicated. And second, a universal tax break is better than knocking taxes down for some types of property but not for others. Highlands County Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre said those two points are the foundation of the proposal which the Property Appraisers Association of Florida is passing on to the Legislature. McIntyre, recently elected president of the appraisers association, said the group is calling for a five percent per year reduction in assessed tax value on all property for the next five years. ...more

October 9, 2007

Some voters and officials are irritated at Circuit Judge Charles A. Francis for standing in the way of lower property taxes. He ruled that the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment is so misleading that it cannot go as written on the January ballot. ...more

September 28, 2007

TAMPA - A well-heeled crowd of developers and land-use lawyers arrived at the Pepin Hospitality Centre for an early-morning debate today just before 7:30 a.m. A foursome greeted them with a decidedly more late-night bent to their attire. ...more

September 11, 2007