property taxes to go up 14%? (Orlando, Seminole: budget, work, crime)

[like2fish]

i saw on orlando sentinel dot com where, due to crime problems in orlando (49 murders last year, already have 33 i think in the beginning of aug.) that property taxes could go up 14% to pay for all the overtime the police force is working to fight crime. has anyone else heard this?

[rholborn]

no, i haven't heard a word about that.

[pianogal]

Yes, it was in the headlines of the online Sentinel on Saturday. This is just for the city of Orlando's part of the tax bill. The county must be doing OK. It is pending approval at their budget meeting in September, but I've never known them to vote an increase down. I've lived in Orlando for 3 years now (lived in Seminole County before) and they've increased the millage rate for 2006, 2007 and now 2008.

From my calculations, it looks like they will take back the tax savings of Amendment 1 provided plus a little more. My tax bill will increase about $100 - not that significant when you're already paying 4800.00.

If we weren't talking about so much money, it would almost be funny. Last year my assessed value went up 100K! I kid you not. This year it came down 72K. So, even though the assessed value went way down this year - but my bill went up the full 3% allowed. Now I wonder - with the tax increase can it go up even higher than 3%? I thought that was what SOH was all about....a 3% cap per year?

[DailyJournalist]

Originally Posted by pianogal

Yes, it was in the headlines of the online Sentinel on Saturday. This is just for the city of Orlando's part of the tax bill. The county must be doing OK. It is pending approval at their budget meeting in September, but I've never known them to vote an increase down. I've lived in Orlando for 3 years now (lived in Seminole County before) and they've increased the millage rate for 2006, 2007 and now 2008.

From my calculations, it looks like they will take back the tax savings of Amendment 1 provided plus a little more. My tax bill will increase about $100 - not that significant when you're already paying 4800.00.

If we weren't talking about so much money, it would almost be funny. Last year my assessed value went up 100K! I kid you not. This year it came down 72K. So, even though the assessed value went way down this year - but my bill went up the full 3% allowed. Now I wonder - with the tax increase can it go up even higher than 3%? I thought that was what SOH was all about....a 3% cap per year?

At least the people that live in unincorporated Orange County wont be affected.

[like2fish]

wow, $4800? mine is about $4k. way too high.

[Alphaman]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

At least the people that live in unincorporated Orange County wont be affected.

so far..... who knows....

[VaNative]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

At least the people that live in unincorporated Orange County wont be affected.

That's what I'm hoping.

[Dee2e]

Originally Posted by like2fish

i saw on orlando sentinel dot com where, due to crime problems in orlando (49 murders last year, already have 33 i think in the beginning of aug.) that property taxes could go up 14% to pay for all the overtime the police force is working to fight crime. has anyone else heard this?

Taxes are rising due to the passage of Amendment One and declining property values.