Comments on: Property Taxes Hiked In Century Due To Tornado Destruction http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SW http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326747 SW Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:39:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326747 I guess cutting costs never occurred to the town leaders? I guess cutting costs never occurred to the town leaders?

]]> By: William http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326744 William Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:27:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326744 >>>Hmm, that’s odd. Taxes going up? For what?!? Oh, maybe it has something to do with unnecessary city addition like a SPLASHPAD The state is paying for the splash pad, like that article says. >>>Hmm, that’s odd. Taxes going up? For what?!? Oh, maybe it has something to do with unnecessary city addition like a SPLASHPAD

The state is paying for the splash pad, like that article says.

]]> By: Look closely http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326740 Look closely Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:26:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326740 Hmm, that's odd. Taxes going up? For what?!? Oh, maybe it has something to do with unnecessary city addition like a SPLASHPAD which is the topic of another article on NE.com just today. Sure, install a splashpad, the residents can pay for it. Hmm, that’s odd. Taxes going up? For what?!? Oh, maybe it has something to do with unnecessary city addition like a SPLASHPAD which is the topic of another article on NE.com just today. Sure, install a splashpad, the residents can pay for it.

]]> By: Citizen http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326722 Citizen Tue, 02 Aug 2016 22:28:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326722 Sec. 1.03. - Power to Levy Taxes. There shall be no additional ad valorem tax levied on the citizens of the town above and beyond the ad valorem tax rate in effect on the effective date of this charter unless and until any increase recommended by the town council has been approved by the majority of the qualified electors of the town in a referendum called for such purpose. https://www.municode.com/library/fl/century/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH This is in the Century town charter from their web site dated August 31, 2015 Does this not mean before they raise the taxes it has to go on a ballot for the people to vote? Sec. 1.03. – Power to Levy Taxes.

There shall be no additional ad valorem tax levied on the citizens of the town above and beyond the ad valorem tax rate in effect on the effective date of this charter unless and until any increase recommended by the town council has been approved by the majority of the qualified electors of the town in a referendum called for such purpose.

https://www.municode.com/library/fl/century/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH

This is in the Century town charter from their web site dated August 31, 2015

Does this not mean before they raise the taxes it has to go on a ballot for the people to vote?

]]> By: Ponderosa hill http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326719 Ponderosa hill Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:58:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326719 WILLIAM. ........well there's the ten tickets a day plus five more. Last week when I drove through @ the speed limits, I was being passed like I was on a moped . Could you find out how many tickets Escambia County writes ( in total ) per year ? And how much income derived therefrom ? Now that could be a good news story for you ! WILLIAM. ……..well there’s the ten tickets a day plus five more. Last week when I drove through @ the speed limits, I was being passed like I was on a moped . Could you find out how many tickets Escambia County writes ( in total ) per year ? And how much income derived therefrom ? Now that could be a good news story for you !

]]> By: sam http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326718 sam Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:38:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326718 @fisherman, that's odd my parents home was built in 1952. it's insured for 65000. i better check into that i guess. @fisherman, that’s odd my parents home was built in 1952. it’s insured for 65000. i better check into that i guess.

]]> By: William http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326716 William Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:21:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326716 >no wonder then why theres speeding and trucks rolling over……who’s watching ? The Escambia County Sheriff's Office aggressively writes tickets in Century http://www.northescambia.com/2016/06/century-deputies-write-1286-traffic-tickets-in-three-months >no wonder then why theres speeding and trucks rolling over……who’s watching ?

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office aggressively writes tickets in Century

http://www.northescambia.com/2016/06/century-deputies-write-1286-traffic-tickets-in-three-months

]]> By: Ponderosa hill http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326714 Ponderosa hill Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:05:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326714 WILLIAM.........no wonder then why theres speeding and trucks rolling over......who's watching ? WILLIAM………no wonder then why theres speeding and trucks rolling over……who’s watching ?

]]> By: Retired http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326711 Retired Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:17:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326711 Sounds reasonable, we can live with that. Sounds reasonable, we can live with that.

]]> By: jeeperman http://www.northescambia.com/2016/08/property-taxes-hiked-in-century-due-to-tornado-destruction/comment-page-1#comment-326705 jeeperman Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:03:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=259644#comment-326705 The property value lost is only $404k ? Or was that meant to say Century will lose $404k in property taxes per year due to lost values? $404k in property value is only a $364 dollar loss in tax revenue per year. The property value lost is only $404k ?
Or was that meant to say Century will lose $404k in property taxes per year due to lost values?

$404k in property value is only a $364 dollar loss in tax revenue per year.

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