This Tuesday the Tarpon Springs City Commission will be faced with yet another of the unpleasant tasks with which it must grapple during budget season: deciding whether to endorse an increase in fees to use the city's recreation facilities. The city recreation staff is recommending the increase. ...more

August 23, 2008

Trim Notice Nightmare Having received my shell game/smoke and mirrors notice, known by some as the Trim Notice, I assume that I am as disgusted and enraged as many property owners in Florida. Allowing for an additional $25,000 homestead exemption and the whopping less than 5 percent loss in value according to the appraiser's office (another travesty), it's actually possible that my property taxes may drop by less than $10. ...more

August 23, 2008

To say that David Miesch of Brooksville was upset when he received his property tax notice in the mail Tuesday is an understatement. ...more

August 21, 2008

New format prompts some confusion ...more

August 21, 2008

Perhaps a typical Pasco County resident might stifle a yawn and glance for a moment or two at a notice of proposed property taxes before stashing the document in some file folder. ...more

August 20, 2008

Perhaps a typical Pasco County resident might stifle a yawn and glance for a moment or two at a TRIM notice of proposed property taxes before stashing the document in some file folder. But as TRIM notices arrive in mailboxes this week, Property Appraiser Mike Wells urges taxpayers to take a closer look because of the impact from Amendment 1 reforms. ...more

August 20, 2008

Starting Monday, the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office will begin mailing out 506,000 property tax notices. ...more

August 15, 2008

The city of Tampa's budget theme for the 2009 fiscal year is "Commitment to Progress." Despite shrinking property tax revenue and a sluggish economy, we believe that the city should aggressively repair, maintain and improve its infrastructure. It is also important to maintain high levels of public safety and basic core services that the public depends upon. ...more

August 15, 2008

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio performs a nice balancing act with her proposed budget. It invests wisely in public safety, infrastructure, parks and the necessities that sustain a community's quality of life. ...more

August 14, 2008

The budget may be tight, but the City Council on Monday reiterated a pressing need to start saving money for more capital projects ranging from sidewalks to water and sewer infrastructure. ...more

August 13, 2008