Oakland Park raises taxes but not as much as first proposed

It wasn't all bad news for residents of Oakland Park, FL. Faced with a 6.9% increase in its tax rate, commissioners rejected the rate and instead imposed a lesser one.  The tax rate was increased by 5% to make the new rate $6.31 per every $1,000 of assessed value.  Plantation residents weren't so lucky.  Amid an outcry from its residents, City Commissioners raised the tax rate a whopping 22%!!

Oakland Park raises taxes – but not as much as first proposed