State Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, told the Key Largo Fire-Rescue & Emergency Medical Services board that its request for her to introduce legislation next year raising the district’s “one-mill cap” is a non-starter.
The district cannot tax more than $100 per $100,000 of assessed property value without first getting the rate approved by voters in a referendum. This is known as the “one-mill cap” and was embodied in the district’s establishing legislation in 2005.
Raschein said it was premature to propose a higher tax cap to the state Legislature. She did, however, commit to working with the district to see if funding is available at the local level to make sure first responders have the resources they need, according to Raschein aide Kate DeLoach.