COUNTY 

Flagler Live 

Tourism Council Agrees to Shift of Bed Tax Dollars to Beach Management 

Flagler County’s Tourist Development Council on Wednesday easily granted the County Commission’s request to continue shifting tax revenue earmarked for tourism-related capital projects to beach management instead.   

 

Tampa Bay Beacons 

Should Manatee use tourism funds to improve infrastructure? 

Approving a funding request by Holmes Beach for a drainage project could open the floodgates of requests from other municipalities seeking tourist tax funds for infrastructure projects. 

 

The Capitolist 

Florida directs $8.8M to rural infrastructure, planning 

Twelve rural communities in Northwest Florida will see infrastructure improvements and community development planning thanks to over $8.8 million in grants, the governor’s office announced this week. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Florida Politics 

‘Unbiased and nonpartisan’: Florida TaxWatch rolls out Amendment 3 ‘resource center’ website 

County-level impacts are laid out in a clear form. 

 

Florida Politics 

‘Trojan horse’: Opposition mounts, warnings about impacts increase from property tax amendment critics 

Pushback continues against help for homeowners. 

 

Florida Politics 

‘Help for rural’ coming if Amendment 3 passes, Governor says 

The cost burden for smaller counties would be absorbed in the state budget. 

 

Getting Connected  

Understanding Property Taxes and County Budgets 

with Commissioner Terry Burroughs of Okeechobee County, Fla. 

 

Palm Beach Post 

County chief warns tax amendment could drive towns into insolvency 

Palm Beach County Administrator Joseph Abruzzo is warning that several municipalities across the Palm Beaches could become insolvent if voters approve Amendment 3, a statewide ballot measure that would dramatically expand Florida’s homestead exemption and reduce local property tax revenues. 

 

TC Palm 

Florida Amendment 3 could cut after school and child care services 

Florida’s children’s services councils receive almost all of their funding from property taxes. 

 

Midflorida Newspaper 

Florida Tax Watch lambasts Amendment 3’s property tax reform as a rush job 

Florida Tax Watch, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, said it would be better if voters defeated Amendment 3, a major property tax cut for homeowners, asserting it fails to keep municipal spending in check and hurts vulnerable Floridians. 

 

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Space Coast Daily  

Florida Power & Light’s Solar Expansion Produces $1.3 Billion in Customer Savings 

Latest milestone strengthens energy diversity, supports reliable service and helps keep customer bills as low as possible