Editor’s note: Few statewide ballot measures have the potential to affect Key Biscayne as directly as Amendment 3. Property taxes fund much of the Village’s annual budget, including police, parks, road maintenance and major infrastructure projects. While supporters say the amendment would provide meaningful tax relief for homeowners, critics warn it could force local governments to reduce services, delay projects or find new sources of revenue.
Less than four months before Floridians vote on a proposal to phase out property taxes for homeowners, there’s no organized campaign seeking to move the measure past the 60% vote required for passage.
The biggest advocate for property tax relief, Gov. Ron DeSantis, said two weeks ago that he won’t lead any organized effort because the property tax measure the Legislature approved in a special session in June “wasn’t my proposal.”…