Comments on: Escambia School Board Advances Tax Increase On 3-2 Vote

By: Referendum

Referendum — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:57:27 +0000

1. The mileage rate is actually lower than now, but rising property and home values are the real culprit. So, the higher price paid on taxes is due to close commodity prices and real estate speculation, demand, and sales. Voting people out of office will not impact that part of market forces.

2. On the ballot in November: more constitutional amendments exempting certain groups from portions of property taxes. When we vote to exempt one group, everyone else covers the loss. I will not be voting to exempt ANY more groups from paying their fair share. No more tax exemptions for special groups or population segments.

By: Thetruth

Thetruth — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:30:59 +0000

810 million dollar budget….Somebody ask the board how much it cost for their rebranding of the district and name change. Could of slashed that from the budget, but Noooo we needed to pay a firm to come up with a new name and logo for something that doesn’t need to rebrand itself.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:08:53 +0000

@Lu. The State of Florida gives that authority, within certain parameters, to school boards. The applicable Statute is 1011.71 “District school tax”.

By: Lu

Lu — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 21:58:17 +0000

Who gave the School board the Power to vote on a property tax increase. This is against the Law & Unconstitutional. My kids are Grown. But the Parents need to take up take up names & call Congressmen or Senators to hold these School board officials accountable. It’s against the Law. It’s suppose to be a Vote from the County voters.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:48:26 +0000

@Jeb. It’s not a buffet. We pay for roads we don’t travel, bridges we don’t cross, fire departments we don’t ever call, etc.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:40:08 +0000

@FMCW. Florida, like all except three or four states, does not give tax credits for homeschooling. There are still tasks that school districts and FDOE perform (testing, record keeping) related to homeschooling, and some homeschooled students participate in sports, band, etc.at public schools. So, while some kids might not be sitting in a public school, resources for them are paid by taxpayers.

By: se

se — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 02:12:12 +0000

Vote School Board Members Laura Edler, Patty Hightower, and Bill Slayton out. They voted for this tax increase during a time of inflation and hard economic times.

District 3 Laura Elder is on the ballot next month for the district 3 voters…..vote her out.

District 4 Patty Hightower and District 5 Bill Slayton will not be on the voting ballot till 2024……set a reminder to vote them out.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:47:57 +0000

Vote this one out – vote that one in. It does not matter. decent people are not running for office anyway, because the elite would not stand for it and stop at nothing to destroy that individual.

By: FMCW

FMCW — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:36:39 +0000

Do folks who homeschool, private school etc get a tax break from fundingpublic schools? Disclaimer, I don’t live in Pensacolaanymorebut was wondering, do the residentson PensacolaBeach pay propertytaxes or are they still exempt?,

By: Jlb

Jlb — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:25:17 +0000

This is why I voted against an appointed superintendent. Cause now we can’t vote him out. II find that a very dangerous situation when those on the board are the ones who decide who are superintendent is . School board members come and go, some more qualified than others. Just remember when voting time comes many of our members on the school board have been there several years.