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The city posted an explainer on the November 2026 ballot measure and how property taxes fund city services.
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On Oct. 6, the City of Plant City posted an explainer about Amendment 3, a proposed property tax change.
The Florida Legislature placed the amendment before voters in November 2026. It needs at least 60% of the votes cast to pass.
If voters approve it, the homestead exemption for non-school taxes will rise to $150,000 on Jan. 1, 2027. It will rise to $250,000 on Jan. 1, 2028.
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The separate school-tax exemption stays in place. The annual assessment-increase cap for covered non-homestead property drops from 10% to 5%, excluding school taxes.
People without permanent Florida residence by Dec. 31, 2026, first get a smaller $50,000 non-school exemption. The expanded exemption becomes available in their fifth year of exemption.
Plant City's tax rate is 5.7157 mills. The city tax on $100,000 of city-taxable value is about $572. One mill goes to street resurfacing and related maintenance.
The city's adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027 is $158,399,684. Property taxes bring in $30,850,000. That is 43.6% of General Fund revenue.
The city says $23,769,280 of that money is available for general operations. Police and Fire Rescue costs total about $36,470,000. Other revenues cover the $12,700,720 difference.
The city says a larger exemption at an unchanged tax rate lowers its property tax revenue. The city calls its estimates projections.
The Board of Adjustment will hear a request for a narrower industrial driveway at 1418 Mercantile Court on Oct. 27.
The Plant City Board of Adjustment will hear the sign variance request on Oct. 27.
The request asks Plant City to annex six parcels for a future multi-family apartment community.
A private applicant asks to change 78.04± acres on N. Frontage Road from RES-1 to R-12.
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