Amendment 3 on Tuesday’s ballot could be a first step in the total elimination of property taxes in Florida.
A fierce property tax opponent, State Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, R-Belleview, said next year he will attempt to collect the 880,000 petition signatures needed for a constitutional amendment abolishing property taxes.
“Could Florida be the first state in the U.S. to eliminate property taxes?” he asked a small group of voters who gathered Thursday for a forum on Amendment 3. “This is the beginning of total elimination and replacement of a system that has gotten out of control.”…