For these Florida counties, eliminating property taxes would mean “a dismemberment of vital services”

William March Contributor This article originally appeared in November of 2025 on the floridatrident.org website. It is being reprinted here with permission. Since it was originally published, the Florida Legislature has approved a proposal to have a Constitution Amendment placed on the November ballot. In order to pass, it must be approved by 60% of the voters. Local government officials statewide are wary of plans by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Legislature to slash or abolish homestead property taxes, but one group of counties is particularly worried. They are Florida’s “fiscally constrained” counties: 29 mostly rural counties with small populations, few industries a