COUNTY 

Ocala News 

Marion seeking $25,000 state grant to provide bear-resistant trash cans to local residents 

Marion County is looking to receive a grant from the state that would subsidize the distribution of bear-resistant garbage cans and dumpsters to certain local residents, with officials noting that unsecured residential garbage remains the leading driver of human-bear conflicts across Florida. 

 

Positively Osceola 

Osceola School Tax Referendum Heads to November Ballot After Required Action by County Commissioners 

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Osceola County voters will decide this November whether to approve a proposed 1-mill operational property tax for the School District of Osceola County after the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners voted Monday to place the measure on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. 

 

Sun Sentinel  

Florida county aims to slash exotic animal imports after Sloth World deaths  

Orange County commissioners want to clamp down on the importation of exotic animals for commercial entertainment following the deaths of dozens of animals at Sloth World, a controversial attraction that never opened. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

WFLA 

Uthmeier faces deadline for rewrite of property tax measure 

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Work is underway to rewrite the state’s property tax amendment for November ballots. 

 

Local 10 

Florida officials not deterred after push for property tax reform hits snag 

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A proposal to dramatically cut homeowners property taxes in Florida is facing a hurdle in making the November ballot. 

 

The Apopka Voice 

Florida Sheriffs Association is ‘significantly concerned’ about Amendment 3  

The law enforcement organization says there are ‘a few things voters deserve to be aware of.’ 

 

Miami Herald 

Eliminating property taxes will hurt Miami affordability 

This November, Florida voters will be asked to decide on the most radical restructuring of Florida’s tax system in decades. 

  

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 

Bradenton Herald 

Manatee County voters to decide $75M land conservation plan 

Manatee County could spend up to $75 million to protect land from development if voters approve a new property tax this fall. 

 

Jax Today 

St. Johns County considers challenge to agricultural development law 

St. Johns County will investigate the possibility of going to court to challenge a law that could lead to the development of local agricultural land.