Yesterday, I emailed Rep. Robert Schenck and Senator Fasano about my concerns regarding the increased local fees by county government to compensate for lower Ad Valorem rates, mandated by the Florida Legislature. In the metro section of the St. Petersburg Times last Sunday, Senator Daniel Webster stated that people have the choice to pay a fee, or not, when talking about property tax reduction at their special session of the Florida Legislature in June.
I asked Rep. Schenck and Senator Fasano to please remind Senator Webster that we have fire & solid waste fees on the non-Ad Valorem portion of our property taxes, so we do not have a choice in the matter. If we don't pay these fees, our property could be sold on the auction block by the county for non-payment. I also informed them that when taking into consideration the 25% "fee" increase by Hernando County Fire Rescue in July, my tax bill went up approximately $16.00.
This morning, I received a return email from Rep. Schenck . Mr. Schenck was in complete agreement that local governments would use fee increases to compensate for the loss of tax money. He stated that fees should be capped along with Ad Valorem rates.
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