Freshman Pasco County Commissioner Seth Weightman stood his ground for hours on Tuesday trying to convince fellow board members that now is not the time to burden property owners with higher taxes. Commissioners grappled with the 2024 county spending plan for more than four hours, listening to residents challenged by rising costs due to inflation who didn’t want to see tax increases. They also .
The fire tax rate will increase, but not as much as previously proposed, and commissioners agreed to roll back the main tax rate for other services slightly.