Growth, taxes, and what homeowners need to know: Alachua and Newberry events aim to clarify rising concerns
Press release from Alachua County Property Appraiser Ayesha Solomon
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The Alachua County Property Appraiser’s Office will hold informational meetings in Alachua (July 29) and Newberry (July 31) to discuss how new construction affects property taxes.
As development increases across western Alachua County, many residents are asking how new construction affects property taxes. The Alachua County Property Appraiser’s Office is launching a public education initiative to help answer those questions and support informed homeownership.
New Builds New Bills is an outreach effort focused on helping homeowners, especially those in newly developed neighborhoods, understand why their next property tax bill may be higher than expected.
We are hosting two community sessions this July that will help residents learn the following:
- How new construction affects property values and tax amounts
- What to look for in your TRIM Notice
- How to apply for a Homestead Exemption
- What to expect as continued growth shapes future assessments
- How the Property Appraiser’s Office serves the public throughout the year
Why this matters now
TRIM Notices will be mailed soon, and both Alachua and Newberry have experienced rapid growth. In the past two years alone, over 900 new residential lots have been approved across both cities. These sessions offer timely and practical guidance for homeowners navigating property tax changes in a growing county.
Event Dates and Locations
Alachua Session
Tuesday, July 29 at 6 p.m.
James A. Lewis City Commission Chambers
Alachua City Hall
15100 NW 142 Terrace
Alachua FL 32615
Newberry Session
Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m.
City of Newberry Municipal Building
25420 W Newberry Road
Newberry FL 32669
Everyone should support Governor DeSantis in his efforts to reduce property taxes.
Sure Joe, if you’re a statists who wants all power moved from local governments and moved to Tally. The state government has been doing that relentlessly through legislation and autocratic actions by the Governor since he’s been in office.
“Alachua and Newberry have experienced rapid growth.”
Wonder how many of those have fled Gainesville’s uncontrolled, liberal lunacy.
By the way, the only thing rising faster than concerns are taxes, and the national debt.
And…..GRU rates while previously mismanaged by the city
Cheap land, genius. It’s called urban sprawl and was not invented here.
Don’t get out much do you? Priced land on the West side of late? It’s much cheaper on the Eastern side of the county, although the County has been known to pay premium.
Why isn’t that being bought up by private entities?
I am not for higher taxes especially when there are so many properties off the tax roll in this city for one type of an exemption or another.
For those of you asking for tax relief from your property taxes, think for a minute what that relief will mean for local services. In this year’s state budget, monies that were allocated for some of our local improvement projects was reduced this year. The monies appropriated for other pet projects in Tallahassee.
Florida is one of the few states that doesn’t pay state AND federal taxes. Ask anyone from New Yorker or Jersey what that is like. At least they have higher wages up north. I believe that a reduction in property taxes would have to be made up elsewhere. Small businesses would be crushed by higher taxes, tourism and agriculture is currently experiencing a downturn. Where will that tax revenue stream come from? I’d like to know details of the plan before endorsing it. Short term relief with long term consequences isn’t an option. Neither is blind faith in government.
What are the pet projects in Tallahassee? Probably we will get a higher local sales tax if there were no property taxes. That would be better. At least then everyone paid the same rate, and people are rewarded for spending less.
That shifts the tax burden toward the poorest in the community and gives the well off a break. Florida is already ranked lowest among states in progressive taxes, meaning the poorest carry a higher burden as a portion of their income because they have to spend it all just to live and much of that is subject to sales taxes.
We can maybe disagree on if that is good or bad – it’s bad – but we shouldn’t deny what it means.
Never any talk of budget cuts…..but ALWAYS quick to raise our taxes.