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Broward property appraiser warns proposed homestead amendments could strip Miramar of tens of millions
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Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kier told the Miramar City Commission that competing Florida proposals to expand homestead exemptions could cut county and city property-tax revenue significantly — Miramar could lose roughly $48.1 million under one House proposal — and urged residents to follow ballot language closely.
Marty Kier, Broward County property appraiser, told the Miramar City Commission on Feb. 23 that a series of proposed state constitutional amendments targeting homestead exemptions could sharply reduce local tax revenue and materially change how local governments pay for services.
Kier said one House proposal, House Joint Resolution 203, would eliminate most homestead property taxes except for the school portion and would require local governments to keep police, firefighters and paramedics fully funded. Using 2025 tax-year data, he estimated Broward County’s loss at about $624,000,000 (a roughly 34.6% reduction) and said Miramar — which has 27,740 homesteaded properties — could face an approximate $48,140,000 revenue shortfall (about 42%). “Whatever they put on the ballot will be by far the most consequential vote I think they’ll ever take,” Kier said.
Kier…
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