Florida Sheriffs Association is ‘significantly concerned’ about Amendment 3

Photo obtained from Florida Sheriffs Association website.Two months after it was placed on the November ballot, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) is weighing in on Amendment 3, the proposed property tax cut that, if enacted, could reduce local government funding by billions of dollars in the coming years. The group is one of the most powerful when it comes to policymaking in Tallahassee. But it had remained silent on the amendment, designed to substantially reduce property taxes for Florida homeowners. It weighed in on social media early Monday. “The Florida Sheriffs Association is significantly concerned with Constitutional Amendment 3, which potentially allows Tallahassee to control your local budgets, creates longer law enforcement response times, limits communities’ abilities to provide road repairs and stormwater removal — these are a few things voters deserve to be aware of,” the organization said. Amendment 3 would increase the homestead exemption for property owners by up