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Public commenter urges Winter Haven residents to study Nov. 26 property-tax measure, warns of service cuts
Summary
An unidentified Winter Haven City public commenter urged residents to read agendas and attend commission budget meetings ahead of a Nov. 26 ballot measure, saying promised savings could mean reductions in services and citing personal increases in insurance and utilities.
An unidentified public commenter urged Winter Haven City residents to study an upcoming Nov. 26 ballot measure affecting property taxes and to participate in commission budget discussions, warning that promised savings could translate into cuts to local services.
The commenter said their personal costs have risen recently: "I can tell you that my insurance went up significantly" and that utility bills increased "because utility rates increased." The speaker framed those increases as examples of how policy and rate changes affect household budgets.
The remark came during a public-comment turn…
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