{"id":56753,"date":"2025-07-10T21:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56753"},"modified":"2025-07-10T21:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:59:12","slug":"polk-county-taxes-and-assessments-to-rise-in-proposed-budget-heres-how-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/07\/10\/polk-county-taxes-and-assessments-to-rise-in-proposed-budget-heres-how-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County taxes and assessments to rise in proposed budget. Here&#8217;s how much"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average Polk County homeowner will see a county tax increase this year that equals roughly $15 a month.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"689d91\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #689d91;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56754 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-2.webp 224w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-2-150x150.webp 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was the &#8220;sound bite&#8221; shared June 30 in Bartow at the first&nbsp;Polk County Commission\u2019s workshop on the $3.406 billion total proposed budget for 2025-2026. The general fund, which the County Commission will decide how to spend, would consist of $724.1 million or 21.3% of the overall budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another workshop on the&nbsp;proposed spending plan is set for July 11.&nbsp;Polk County Manager Bill Beasley and&nbsp;Sheriff Grady Judd are expected to present their budgets the same day separately at the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Votes on a tentative budget and the final budget are set for Sept. 8 and Sept. 15, respectively. The new budget year starts Oct. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The average Polk County homeowner will see a county tax increase this year that equals roughly $15 a month. 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