{"id":58144,"date":"2025-09-12T21:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=58144"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:42:55","slug":"legal-notice-notice-of-proposed-tax-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/09\/12\/legal-notice-notice-of-proposed-tax-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Notice: Notice of Proposed Tax Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


The City of Lakeland has tentatively
adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy

Last year’s property tax levy:<\/strong>
A. Initially proposed tax levy . . . . . . . . . $68,125,338
B. Less tax reductions due to Value Adjustment
Board and other assessment changes ….$7,088,478
C. Actual Property Tax Levy . . . . . . . . . $61,036,860

This year’s proposed tax levy:<\/strong> . . . . . . . . $65,212,408<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
hearing on the tax increase to be held on
September 18, 2025, 6:00 PM at
Lakeland City Hall, City Commission Chamber
228 South Massachusetts Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801
A FINAL DECISION on the proposed tax increase
and the budget will be made at this hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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