By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
County commissioners held a budget workshop after their regular meeting on Monday night, and much of the focus was on how to respond if the constitutional amendment on property taxes passes in November.
The state Legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment that would increase homestead exemption on residential property from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027-28 and then $200,000 the year after. It will appear on the ballot on the Nov. 3 general election.
Special to The Sun
Wakulla County teens gathered for an evening of music, connection, and fun at the recent Sunset Social Dance, a lively event hosted by Wakulla 4-H. Held following the Teen Town Hall, the dance offered youth the flexibility to attend one or both events, empowering them to shape their own experience for the night.
Read More …By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
The City of St. Marks was invited by the Florida Institute for Build Environment Resilience (FIBER) to and attended the Urban Futures Workshop on May 7 in Gainesville.
City Manager Katherine Gatewood and City Clerk Paula Bell attended the workshop to collaborate with other Florida municipalities, UF’s College of Design, Construction and Planning, and the Duke Energy Foundation.
Special to The Sun
Tia Unsell, 27, of Crawfordville, will be competing June 24th-27th at the 90th Miss Florida Scholarship Competition in Lakeland.
Currently, Unsell holds the title of Miss Gainesville. Unsell won the title of Miss Gainesville January 17th at Eastside High School in Gainesville, where there were 11 young women in her division.
From Gulf Specimen
This month, we welcomed our new rehab patient, Robin!
Robin is a Loggerhead Sea turtle, weighing in at a whopping 232 pounds! The length of her shell measures 102 centimeters!
Constitutional amendment on property tax would create a hole in local budget
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Because an estimated 46% of Wakulla County’s property taxes come from homesteaded property – higher than most other counties – Wakulla will be more affected by the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax that is to be voted on in November.
Read More …By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
There will be only one competitive political race this season after four candidates qualified to run for county commission District 4 seat.
Qualifying for political office was last week and concluded Friday, June 12, at noon.
GAGE PITMAN MEMORIAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
weigh-in for the 6th annual Rockin’ Reds fishing tournament with a big haul of Red Snapper. (Photos by Gerald Brown)
Read More …By GRAY ROHRER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Two former local elected officials and a nonprofit group filed suit Thursday in Leon County Circuit Court against the property tax cut amendment placed on the November ballot by lawmakers, alleging it is misleading.
The group is called Save Our Voters From Misleading Ballot Language and the two officials are Thomas Campenni, former Mayor of Stuart, and Michael Davey, former Mayor of Key Biscayne.
Staff Report
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management will be hosting its 2026 Preparedness Expo at the new Emergency Operations Center on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, Emergency Management Director Jennifer Nagy announced.
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