TAMPA — A week after axing any chance of a tax rate hike, Tampa City Council members gathered Wednesday to brainstorm ways they could make good on promises that investments in community priorities were possible without saddling property owners with larger tax bills. At a workshop that stretched into the night, council members scrubbed Mayor Jane Castor’s proposed budget for savings, .
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The Tampa City Council made the right decision Tuesday night to reject Mayor Jane Castor’s proposed tax increase. The hike was excessive and premature, and the council majority’s insistence on restraint sets the stage for a smarter budget that serves the administration and taxpayers alike. Council members voted 4-3 to keep property taxes in 2024 at their current rate, rejecting Castor’s .