Confused about Palm Beach Co.'s ballot question? Here's what it means

With Florida's election primary just days away, WPTV is helping you sort through the confusion over the one question on the ballot in Palm Beach County. Voters will have to decide whether they support tax breaks for new and expanding businesses.

It's a 97-word question on the ballot next week in Palm Beach County that is confusing many voters.

The Economic Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program provides Palm Beach County with an additional economic development incentive tool to assist new and expanding businesses to make a positive economic impact on Palm Beach County's economy with the expectation that these businesses will create new, full-time jobs in Palm Beach County.

Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Art. VII of the State Constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in Palm Beach County?



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