On Election Night, Florida voters approved Amendment 3: a sweeping property tax measure that’s expected to reduce the amount of property tax revenue cities and counties collect.
Local officials, many of whom warned for months that the measure could be disastrous for government services, now have one year before the amendment hits their budgets to plan how to make up for cuts projected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
“For months, we have made clear that the loss of revenue will put significant pressure on public safety, emergency response, transportation and other essential services that our residents count on every day,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in a statement. “Our work begins today. There will be difficult choices ahead, but our commitment to the people of Miami-Dade County remains unchanged.”…