property taxes

Florida lawmakers have placed three proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot, including two that would provide property tax breaks.

County leaders want to keep property tax rates the same or lower than this current fiscal year. A hearing is planned Tuesday and another in two weeks.

City Council approved a 1/8 mill reduction in the property tax rate, the first since 2007. The amount will be finalized after a public hearing in September.

Mayor Lenny Curry presented his budget proposal for the 2022-2023 fiscal year to City Council in a special meeting Thursday morning that saw the bulk of funds going to public safety, with continued big-dollar spending in the separate Capital Improvement Plan.

As residents wrestle with inflation, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry included a lower property tax rate in his new budget.

The booming real estate market could generate a roughly $90 million surge in new property taxes for the city of Jacksonville, double the annual growth the city has experienced in recent years, according to preliminary figures.

Jacksonville City Councilman Danny Becton has filed a resolution to roll back the property tax rate in the next city budget — a move, he says, to give people relief from rising prices and higher property values.

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Florida voters could potentially decide on five proposed constitutional amendments this year.Three of them will appear on the November ballot, and two…