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Updates on 2024 Homestead Exemptions
Broward Property Appraiser Marty Kiar in his latest newsletter, updates us on how and when to file for homestead exemptions for 2024. If you applied and were approved for Homestead Exemption for the 2024 tax year, this exemption will be posted to your property record online in December. Homestead Exemption automatically renews each year provided […]
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Mayor Lamar Fisher Update Us on the Budget
Mayor Fisher’s latest newsletter gives us an overview of the Broward County proposed budget for FY24. The County Administrator’s recommended Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget is $8.6069 billion. For FY24, the County Commission Board is considering keeping the millage rate at 5.6690. He lists some key highlights of this recommended budget, including $20 million of […]
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Have Questions About Your 2023 Property Assessment or Exemptions?
Our Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar, in his latest newsletter, has the answers you are seeking. His office mailed over 776,000 TRIM (proposed tax) Notices to Broward County property owners last month. The 2023 Just/Market Values are based on the market data from 2022 as Florida Statutes require our office use January 1 as […]
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Galt Ocean Drive Renovation
Rep Chip LaMarca presented a check to the Fort Lauderdale City Commission from the state in the amount of $500,000 for the design costs of the Galt Ocean Drive Renovation. We thank Rep Chip LaMarca for his efforts to get this funding in the 2023 state budget, and to keep it there. We appreciate all […]
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Hurricane Season Guidance
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner John Herbst and State Representative Chip LaMarca provide some guidance for all residents as we go into the 2023 hurricane season. These two communications provide tips and resources that are important as we keep an eye out for a future hurricane. Click here to read the hurricane message from Commissioner Herbst […]
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Rep Chip LaMarca Legislative Report 2023
Rep LaMarca, in his legislative newsletter, provides an update on the key pieces of legislation that were considered during the 2023 60-day session. The topics covered include the budget, infrastructure, health and agriculture and natural resources. He also discusses the tax-free holidays in Florida that were enacted and expanded upon during this session. Click here […]
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Commissioner Herbst Shares Good News with the Galt
Author: ScottB
Posted: August 6, 2023 at 7:06 pm
Commissioner John Herbst, in his recent newsletter, shared good news with the Galt Mile community. First, our fire station, FS54, will be reopening this fall, after being closed for over two years due to mold. This is the station that protects the Galt Mile. In other news, he updates us on the options for a […]
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Commissioner Herbst’s Newsletter
Author: ScottB
Posted: July 15, 2023 at 9:07 pm
Commissioner Herbst’s newsletter focuses on the fact we are currently experiencing the 2023 hurricane season, which runs from June 1st through November 30th. NOAA is forecasting (70% certainty) that there will be 17 named storms (winds 39 mph or higher) this season. Of those storms, 5-9 are expected to become hurricanes, and 1-4 are predicted to […]
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Latest Newsletter from Commissioner Herbst
Author: ScottB
Posted: March 26, 2023 at 6:14 pm
Our city commissioner, John Herbst, sent out his latest newsletter as the new city commissioner. In his newsletter, he discusses the progress on building a public park at Lockhart Stadium. He also discusses plans for a 12-bed hospital on the Galt and extension of the Circuit shuttle to the Galt and surrounding area. Click here […]
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Updates on 2024 Homestead Exemptions
Author: ScottB
Posted: September 9, 2023 at 6:27 pm
Broward Property Appraiser Marty Kiar in his latest newsletter, updates us on how and when to file for homestead exemptions for 2024. If you applied and were approved for Homestead Exemption for the 2024 tax year, this exemption will be posted to your property record online in December. Homestead Exemption automatically renews each year provided […]
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Have Questions About Your 2023 Property Assessment or Exemptions?
Author: ScottB
Posted: August 8, 2023 at 6:22 pm
Our Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar, in his latest newsletter, has the answers you are seeking. His office mailed over 776,000 TRIM (proposed tax) Notices to Broward County property owners last month. The 2023 Just/Market Values are based on the market data from 2022 as Florida Statutes require our office use January 1 as […]
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Newsletter from our County Mayor Fisher
Author: ScottB
Posted: July 30, 2023 at 7:27 pm
Mayor Lamar Fisher, in his latest newsletter, focuses on the extreme heat advisories we are having and provides some helpful tips on being safe. The County’s Resilient Environment Department has taken steps to help residents and visitors deal with the prolonged heat. For more information, on what the County is doing to become more resilient, […]
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Established 1926 Today, the Galt Ocean Mile is lined with high-rise condominiums, a remarkable concentration of luxury dwellings valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. But more than a half century ago, it was far from a prime property. The politicians that ran the city in those days, during the days of racial discrimination, considered […]
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