Miramar taxes to rise
July 02, 2009 04:00PM
Plunging property values in Miramar prompted city commissioners to raise property tax and fire fee rates. Residents now will pay to $6.90 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value from $5.4797 per $1,000 worth of property, a 26 percent hike. Commissioners voted on the increase because assessed values have fallen so far that previous rates would have left a huge budget gap. Miramar has cut its budget 13 percent, to $65 million.
[Miami Herald]
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Anonymous
The problem of Miramar is not the monies required for services but the construction of buildings and facilities that rivals the ones of New York, Los Angeles or othe big cities. Is that necessary? Does every little town like Miramar, Pembroke Pines etc need its own Taj Mahal at the expense of the taxpayer? The City Planner ought to be fired as well as the Commisioners. Who is doing their math? Who are tge experts? Raising taxes as means of budgeting can be accomplished quickly by any school drop out!
Comment #1 Posted By: Anonymous 08/26/09
Anonymous
I hope that the people that make these decissions can sleep as well as those that cannot fullfill their ever increasing demands.
Comment #2 Posted By: Anonymous 08/26/09