NEW TONIGHT - POLK COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS COULD SEE A SIZABLE INCREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. KCCI'S LAUREN JOHNSON IS HERE NOW. AND LAUREN - IT'S A 22-PERCENT INCREASE IN YOUR HOME'S ASSESSED ...

Even the perfunctory administrative post of Polk County Property Appraiser could not escape the gravitational pull of vitriol during the 2024 election cycle. What can often be a quiet race came to a ...

The Polk County Commission will debate a referendum to ask voters about a 1 mil property tax increase for education. If approved by voters, the tax would generate an estimated $77 million annually for ...

COMING UP ON KCCI 8 NEWS AT SIX. POLK COUNTY RESIDENTS STILL HAVE TIME TO APPEAL THEIR PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT. I TOLD YOU LAST WEEK THAT THOUSANDS OF HOMEOWNERS ARE SEEING THEIR NUMBERS GO UP BY AS ...

Teachers excoriate Polk Commission for delaying their statutorily-required task of placing the tax referendum on the ballot ...

The Florida Cabinet has approved the state’s purchase of the 1,342-acre Creek Legacy Ranch property in eastern Polk County for conservation. The Cabinet, consisting of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Commissioner ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A delay in voting for a referendum to potentially raise property taxes for Polk County residents has sparked concern and left some upset. The extra funds would provide a ...

The preferred route for the southern segment of the Central Polk Parkway East would bisect a Dundee orange grove covered by a ...

The arrival of federal COVID-19 relief funds will give Polk County a windfall of extra money in its budget next year, but property owners can also expect to pay a little more in taxes if the ...