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		<title>Florida Post-Legislative Update (05/06/2009)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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The 2009 Legislature made no changes to the Florida Greenbelt law.
This update focuses primarily on legislation impacting or potentially impacting agricultural property assessment and taxation.  This summary includes our comments, insight, analysis, and questions.
The bills containing the limitations on storm water fees and assessments on bona fide agricultural operations did not make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=36&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Post-Legislative Update (5/5/2009):</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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The proposal to ease CUVA restrictions for family limited partnerships did not pass.
Few measures affecting agricultural assessments and taxation passed: One places a limitation on assessment increases for two years; another adds an arbitration option to the assessment appeals process; and, the most significant one extends the 2009 filing deadline to June [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=34&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greenbelt Denied?  Application Disapproved?</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/greenbelt-denied-application-disapproved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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Notice of Denial…!   Application disapproved…!


We can help!

Denials of Greenbelt applications and renewals must be mailed by the property appraiser no later than July 1.  The denial of all or part of the acreage in an original application (form DR-482) will be recorded on the bottom of the form, action 2 or 3.  DR-491, Notice of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=12&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Follow-up to Constitutional Amendment 1 Provisions</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/follow-up-to-constitutional-amendment-1-provisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Amendment I Provisions and Questions
We received many questions related to “Amendment I” over the first half of the year and during an IFAS Stewardship videoconference in June.  In late January of this year, voters approved Constitutional Amendment I.  The required implementing legislation followed from the 2008 Legislature.  While none of the four provisions resulted in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=14&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia 2008 Statutory Changes and Proposed Constitutional Amendments</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/georgia-2008-statutory-changes-and-proposed-constitutional-amendments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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Georgia 2008 Statutory Changes and Proposed Constitutional Amendments
05/07/2008                    
For more information, contact us at http://www.teddergreenbeltconsulting.com
While the 2008 Florida Legislature amended its Greenbelt statute to prohibit local authorities from requiring a minimum acreage for Agricultural/Greenbelt assessment, the Georgia Legislature did the opposite.  OGC 48-5-7.4 (provides for the conservation current use assessment) was amended by an addition:  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=16&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Florida Greenbelt Legislation</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/2008-florida-greenbelt-legislation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 04:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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2008 Florida Greenbelt Legislation
05/02/2008
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No significant proposals for changes to the Agricultural Classification/Greenbelt statute (FS 193.461) appeared through the entire Legislative session, until the middle of the last week.  A change was quietly and with little attention added to H909 and passed on the last day of the session.  For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=18&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Constitutional Amendments Proposals from the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/florida-constitutional-amendments-proposals-from-the-taxation-and-budget-reform-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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Florida Constitutional Amendments Proposals from the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
Plus Insights on proposals
04/28/2008
 
Two of the constitutional amendment proposals before the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission are of significant interest to agricultural property owners.  Proposals 0015 and 0016 were approved, were subsequently combined, and will appear on the November ballot.  The combined proposal addresses classification, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=20&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greenbelt Classification Filing Period</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/greenbelt-classification-filing-period/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenbelt Agricultural Classification filing period:   January 1 &#8211; March 1
If you are the owner of Agricultural Property which did not receive a Greenbelt Agricultural Classification under your ownership in 2007,  and you wish to apply for this Classification for the privileged lower property tax assessment in 2008, you must file an application between January 1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=10&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Make These Mistakes&#8211;They Could Cost You Plenty</title>
		<link>http://greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/dont-make-these-mistakes-they-could-cost-you-plenty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorna Tedder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenbelt Agricultural Classification filing period:   January 1 &#8211; March 1
If you are the owner of Agricultural Property which did not receive a Greenbelt Agricultural Classification under your ownership in 2007,  and you wish to apply for this Classification for the privileged lower property tax assessment in 2008, you must file an application between January 1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenbeltconsulting.wordpress.com&blog=4311020&post=8&subd=greenbeltconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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