Protests have followed the receipt of higher property tax rate notices
in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. On Thursday afternoon, a group
calling itself Fair Property Tax For All coordinated a series of
protests at three sites in Miami-Dade County, and many Broward
residents in cities facing high increases have echoed that anger.
Hollywood, Miramar, Parkland, Pembroke Pines, West Park and Weston have
proposed increases of at least 20 percent to compensate for plummeting
assessed property values. [more]