Eye on Jacksonville

Tag: Ad Valorem

  • Radical spending and falling enrollment in Duval Schools

    Radical spending and falling enrollment in Duval Schools

    First, let me warn you, we are going to talk about math here. Second, you will want to be sitting down when you see where the cost to educate a single child has gone in our local school system. It’s not pretty. Today, taxpayers spend a staggering $19,648 every year for every student in the…

  • Flush with cash, local politicians may demand even more

    With property values soaring and many new developments in the queue, it is difficult to see what would justify an increase in the property tax rate in Jacksonville. Insiders on the City Council say there are discussions about increasing property taxes. That would be a slap in the face to local taxpayers who will start…