Please join me today in supporting Yes on 1. This historic property tax amendment doubles your homestead exemption and allows you to take your Save Our Homes tax savings with you when you purchase a new home. On January 29th, you will have the power to cut your taxes and boost the states economy by voting yes on Amendment 1.

This issue continues to be in the forefront of peoples minds and the time for property tax relief is now. Property taxes in Florida have more than doubled in the last nine years and local government budgets are growing faster than our residents ability to pay for them.

Recently you may have read that fewer people are expected to move to our state as Floridas housing market grinds to a halt under the crush of higher taxes. As a result, state economists lowered the estimate of overall tax savings provided under Amendment 1.

However, the numbers remain significant as more than $9 billion in tax relief savings would be provided to struggling homeowners.  This tax cut is in addition to the $15-billion property-tax cut created during a June special legislative session that rolled back property taxes to 2006 levels.

It is unacceptable that seniors can not afford the homes they live in, young potential homeowners cant afford to buy, and our families cant afford to sell. Floridians, our fate is in our own hands. By passing Amendment 1, $9.2 billion will be placed back into the pockets of Floridas homeowners and the state economy.

Amendment 1 is an opportunity Florida homeowners cannot afford to oppose. Please visit www.Yeson1Florida.com to learn more about this tax cutting amendment. Again, I urge you to vote yes on Amendment 1 on January 29.