This election season, voters could approve funding for land and water conservation in seven Florida counties. Marion County is one of them.
There, voters will decide on a referendum that would authorize the county to issue up to $140 million in bonds — a form of long-term debt — to pay for parks and trails, plus efforts to protect farms, forests and water resources. The bonds would be funded with a property tax of up to 0.35 mills, or up to $35 per $100,000 in taxable property value.
Marion County voters will decide the local ballot question just as voters statewide determine the fate of Amendment 3, a proposal advanced by state lawmakers that would — for some homeowners — eliminate non-school property taxes over the next two years…