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Alachua County approves initial FY2026 fire assessment; commissioners debate impact on small parcels
Summary
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners on an unspecified meeting date approved an initial assessment resolution to set FY2026 fire-protection assessments, establishing a tier-1 rate of $132.47 per tax parcel and a maximum tier-2 rate of $7.28 per equivalent benefit unit and directing staff to provide legally required notice and a public hearing.
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners on an unspecified meeting date approved an initial assessment resolution to set FY2026 fire-protection assessments, establishing a tier-1 rate of $132.47 per tax parcel and a maximum tier-2 rate of $7.28 per equivalent benefit unit and directing staff to provide legally required notice and a public hearing.
County staff presented the resolution as the required initial step to set assessment rates and notify property owners. The action re-states and renews the county’s prior fire protection assessment resolution and directed the county manager or designee to prepare a preliminary assessment roll and publish the Notice of Proposed Taxes (TRIM) as required by law.
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