Ken Welch says Charlie Crist’s property tax pitch would leave St. Pete with ‘impossible choices’

Ken Welch says Charlie Crist’s property tax pitch would leave St. Pete with ‘impossible choices’

'Deeper property tax cuts would leave local governments with impossible choices that ultimately hurt families and communities.'

Welch blasts Crist tax-cut pledge as mayoral race sharpens

St. Petersburg’s mayoral race is beginning to take shape around an issue dominating political conversations around Florida, from City Hall to Tallahassee: property taxes. Days after mayoral candidate Charlie Crist pledged to reduce St. Petersburg’s operating millage rate by 0.40 mills and return roughly $14.8 million annually to residents and small businesses, Mayor Ken Welch fired back… Source