Media Release

2:32 p.m.

 

ALACHUA COUNTY - On Tuesday, January 22 at 4:45 p.m., political leaders from Alachua County and its municipalities will gather to show their support for the joint statement released by the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida School Boards Association.  The conference will take place at the Downtown Community Plaza in Gainesville, which is adjacent to the County Administration Building, 12 SE 1st St., Gainesville, FL.

 

"Amendment 1 makes a broken tax system even worse," said Frank Ortis, mayor of Pembroke Pines and president of the Florida League of Cities, who opposes the amendment. "It will exacerbate an unequal and unfair tax structure where tax bills are based not on the value of your home but are based on a convoluted set of rules that favors some homeowners at the expense of others."

 

To read the full text of the news release, the joint statement on property tax reform, and the joint statement on unfunded mandates by the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida School Boards Association, click here:

 

 

For more information on Amendment 1, the property tax amendment appearing on the January 29, 2008 ballot, please visit http://www.alachuacounty.us/amendment1/ or call (352) 374-5226.

 

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