STARTER CHARTER WILL FLOOD KEYS WITH HIGHER TAXES

Monroe County government, which spends more than one-half billion taxpayer dollars annually for just 80,000 residents, wants more money.

According to county experts, there are several absolutely “critical” infrastructure and resiliency projects in need of billions of dollars funding. Since property taxes are at the max for homeowners, the county is pushing for voter approval of the “Starter Charter” as the vehicle to raise billions in new revenue.

First up will be increasing the county sales tax to 8.5 percent, but that only adds $55 million annually. We’ll still require billions more for the new county-wide bus system, for raising hundreds of miles of