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County municipal leaders call for cautious property‑tax reform and continued focus on homeowners‑insurance solutions
Summary
Royal Palm Beach Mayor Jeff Hemmer told the delegation municipalities favor homeowner affordability but warned broad property‑tax rollbacks could disrupt local services; members discussed creating catastrophic reinsurance pools, standards for accountability, and technical insurance fixes.
Mayor Jeff Hemmer of Royal Palm Beach told the legislative delegation that municipal officials support homeowner affordability but urged careful, well‑informed property‑tax reform because local governments vary widely in revenue structure and service needs.
"We are not opposed to a reform," Hemmer said. "The concern that we do have ... is the very broad uniform changes that might be enacted that would have an impact that's unexpected on local realities." He cited Royal Palm Beach figures in the…
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