Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • May 2018

QUICK BITS Study Points to Tax Hike If Ballot Proposal Fails Florida TaxWatch released a study Tuesday projecting property taxes could increase by more than $700 million on non-homestead properties like businesses, apartments and second homes. According to the group, the increase would happen if voters reject a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. Known as Amendment 2, the proposal would extend a current 10 percent cap on annual increases in assessed values of non- homestead properties, a cap that voters approved in 2008. via News Service Special Elections Update The state Elections Canvassing Commission comprised of Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, certified the results of two May 1 special elections that put South Miami Democrat Javier Fernandez (HD 114) and Polk City Republican Josie Tomkow (HD 39) in the Florida House. Fernandez is a land-use attorney and lobbyist and Tomkow is a recent college graduate. THANK YOU NOTES! 16 DITCHMEN • MAY 2018

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