Public Hearing Thursday for adding to property taxes
An important meeting is being held tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. at the regular commissioners meeting at 6495 Caroline Street in the commissioners’ chambers. If you haven’t heard about it, please listen up. These public hearings were advertised by our county in Escambia County (Pensacola News Journal) – not Santa Rosa County.
Under Florida Statute 166.041(3)(a), (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d), a proposed ordinance may be read by title, or in full, on at least 2 separate days and shall, at least 10 days prior to adoption, be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the municipality where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public. The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance.
Tomorrow is a public hearing on three taxing units commissioners are considering adding to your property taxes. We have a summary of each below:
- Roadway Improvements Municipal Service Taxing Unit for road improvements and maintenance providing for the collection by the ad valorem assessment procedure and disposition of those funds. Among the highlights are – this includes the entire including incorporated areas. It will be funded through the annual adoption of a resolution levying an ad valorem tax millage not in excess of 10 mills on the dollar of assessed value of all property within the unit.
- Public Safety Services Municipal Service Taxing Unit providing for the collection by the ad valorem assessment procedure and disposition of those funds. This only includes unincorporated areas. The unit will be funded through the annual adoption of a resolution levying an ad valorem tax millage not in excess of 10 mills on the dollar of assessed value of all property within the unit without the necessity of a referendum.
- Stormwater Maintenance Municipal Service Benefit Unit for stormwater maintenance, repairs, and retention pond improvements of several county maintained subdivisions described as:
North Santa Rosa:
ASHMORE PLACE
AUTUMN RUN NORTH – PHASE I
AVALON ESTATES
AVALON PARK REPLAT
BELL LANE
CHANTILLY WOODS
CHARTERWOODS
COPPERFIELD
COPPERFIELD PHASE II
DEER CREEK FARMS
HEATHER OAKS
HUNTER’S RIDGE
JOLENE
LAURELWOOD
MONARCH ACRES
MONTICELLO ESTATES
MORGAN RIDGE PHASE TWO
NORTH HARBOR
REDLAND ESTATES
ROLLING GREEN ESTATES
SHERIDAN WOODS
SUNDIAL ESTATES PHASE
TERRA BELLA
THE GROVES AT CHANTILLY
TIMBER CREEK PHASE
TWELVE OAKS PLANTATION
WHISPER CREEK PHASE I
South Santa Rosa:
AUTUMN TRACE AT HARVEST VILLAGE PHASE II
BELLA VISTA
BLUE MOON ESTATES
CARDINAL ESTATES
COPPER REEF
COTTAGES AT EAST RIVER
COUNTRY BREEZE EAST
CRANE COVE
CRESCENT III
DAVID’S LANDING
DIANE’S LANDING
DUNCAN RIDGE
GRAND POINTE – PHASE II
HEATHERS PLACE PHASE I
KASSANDRA ESTATES
LIGHTHOUSE POINTE UNIT I, II
LIGHTHOUSE POINTE UNIT III
MAGNOLIA HARBOR
MARION MANOR
MARTHA’S COVE 1ST ADDITION PUD
MELISSA OAKS
PINEGLADE
RIVER RUN ESTATES
SANDY BEACH ESTATES
SOUND HAMMOCK
STEPHENS LANDING
STERLING POINT PHASE I
THE RESERVE AT THE WATERS
THE WATERS PHASE IA
THE WATERS PHASE IB
VICTORIAN VILLAGE PHASE I
VILLA VIZCAYA