Disabled veterans lose ‘fire tax’ exemption

By Jamie Gentry on November 23, 2018 Chief Tom Lloyd, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Disabled veterans, Fire Chief Danny Fureigh, Fire protectin, Fire tax, Florida, Government Services Group, Municipal service benefit unit, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fire Resuce, Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association, Public Safety, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, TRIM notice, veterans Local

While veterans with 100 percent disability are exempt from property taxes under Florida law, those living along Navarre Beach will no longer get a free pass when it comes to fire protection. The change could cost these veterans $500 a year under the recently approved increase in the Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU) for Navarre […]