Particular attention needs to be paid to the petition to lower Ad Valorem taxes circulating in Hernando County by a very enterprising individual named Linda Hayward. Quiet grassroots initiatives such as this petition sometimes erupt in a ground swell of activity among communities to push for change of our current system. With the ever present tug of war between a tax and spend government mind-think and the consumer culture of citizens expecting the government to be the do-all for everyone,this petition will face an uphill battle convincing our community. An old adage could apply here which is be careful for what you wish for, it may come true. If this petition ever reaches referendum on the ballot to freeze or lower our millage rate, a more powerful form of taxation could be created by our commissioners, with the insistence of our constitutional officers to cover their departmental expenses. The commissioners could split the Ad Valorem up into categories thus charging for services, like public safety, individually defeating this petition by Ms. Hayward.
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