TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Four proposals involving property tax reform or property tax breaks are still moving forward in the committee stage.
Tuesday, the Florida House State Affairs Committee approved the measures to keep them going as lawmakers try to put the proposals on the November 2026 ballot.
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Several Tampa Bay officials went to Tallahassee urging state lawmakers to tweak or prevent the plans from moving forward. One of them was Treasure Island Fire Chief Trip Barrs.
“A fire engine that costs $550,000, just a few years ago, can now exceed $1.3 million,” Barrs said…