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Winter Haven adopts 6.59-mill property tax rate and $216.3 million FY2026 budget
Summary
The City Commission of Winter Haven City on Sept. 22 adopted Ordinance O-25-28 setting a 6.59-mill property tax rate (5.86% above the rollback) and Ordinance O-25-29 adopting the city's fiscal year 2026 budget, which appropriates $216,326,606 and reflects nearly $252 million including carryforward.
The City Commission of Winter Haven City on Sept. 22 approved two ordinances that set a 6.59-mill property tax rate and adopt the city's fiscal year 2026 budget, effective Oct. 1, 2025. The commission adopted Ordinance O-25-28 (millage levy) and Ordinance O-25-29 (budget) after required second-reading public hearings and voice votes.
The ordinances, read in full at the second public hearing as required by Florida law, set a millage rate of 6.59 mills, 5.86% above the rollback rate of 6.2254 mills, and adopt a budget that appropriates $216,326,606 for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025. Staff said the 6.59 rate will generate $31,202,469 for…
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