Amendment 3: Can Jacksonville make up $300M shortfall without cutting vital programs?
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Property taxes help fund the crucial local services that families rely on in Florida, including disaster response, hospitals and health services, public safety, fire and rescue, waste management, libraries, children’s services councils, and more. The passage of Amendment 3 will reduce local revenue by roughly $12 billion on a recurring basis. The big question becomes how that revenue shortfall will be made up.Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Carlucci joined us on The Morning Show to talk about Jacksonville’s challenges in finding ways to make up a $300 million shortfall without taking an axe to vital programs and projects.