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Unidentified Winter Haven elected official warns state property-tax cuts could force service reductions
Summary
An unidentified Winter Haven elected official told residents that proposed state changes to homestead property tax could remove about $10.5 million from the city's $80 million general fund, potentially forcing cuts to parks, street maintenance or other services unless replacement revenue is identified.
An unidentified Winter Haven elected official urged residents to learn the local impact of proposed state property-tax changes, saying cuts to homestead ad valorem revenue could leave the city unable to maintain current services.
The official told attendees that Winter Haven’s local government has a roughly $250 million budget, with about $80 million in a general fund. "Property tax in Winter Haven generates $31,000,000" for that fund, the official said, and police and fire combined cost about $34,000,000. The speaker warned that if homestead exemptions or other changes removed roughly $10.5 million in revenue, "what do we no longer do? Do we not…
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