In a split 3 – 2 vote, the Miami Springs City Council voted in favor of lowering the Miami Springs Municipal Millage Rate (aka tax rate) from 7.2095 to 6.9100.  Back in July, the City Council had voted unanimously to lower the millage cap to 6.9900. That initial cap rate is not the final rate for the upcoming fiscal year, but it set a cap that the new rate could not go higher than 6.9900, but it could go lower.

Last night, 3 members of your Miami Springs city Council voted in favor of lower the taxes even further to the 6.9100 rate while 2 council members voted against it.  Here’s the final vote:

  • Bob Best:   No
  • Jacky Bravo:  Yes
  • Walter Fajet:   Yes
  • Victor Vazquez:   No
  • Mayor Mitchel:    Yes

In case you’re wondering, Bob Best is term limited out and Victor Vazquez will have to resign in November as he had to resign his seat on Council in order to run for Miami-Dade County Commission.  However, Councilman Vazquez can choose to run for City Council again in April if he so chooses.

TAXES WILL STILL GO UP

Does the lower rate mean you’re going to pay less in taxes this year than last year?  Chances are you’ll still pay more.  While the rate may be lower, the valuation of Miami Springs homes have gone through the roof.  As a result, the value on which the millage rate is based has gone up.  So while the tax rate is lower, don’t expect to pay less in taxes this year versus last year.

COMPARE TAXES

As you can see in the chart below, Miami Springs still has a relatively high tax rate.  Doral pays just 1.9000.  Medley has a rate of 3.9000.  And VG is just 4.9000.

We applaud the efforts by this Council to have the fiscal discipline to lower the tax rates…Especially in such an inflationary time.  We want to specifically thank Jacky Bravo, Walter Fajet, and Mayor Mitchell for voting in favor of this lower millage rate.

Miami Springs Millage Rate History

Below is a chart of the Miami Springs Millage Rate throughout this century.  In the early 2000s the millage rate increased to over 8.0000.  Taxes then bottomed out at 6.1698 in 2009.  Then they slowly increased to 7.5000 in 2015.  It has since been going down slowly and next year will be back below the 7.0 mark at 6.91000.  The City of Miami Springs has also committed to lowering the millage rate if the annexation application is finally approved and the City successfully adds the significant tax base to the west of our city.

Miami Springs Historical Millage Rate

Not Completely Final Yet

The millage rate isn’t final until it’s passed again in a second reading at the next City Council Meeting.

5 COMMENTS

  1. Also want to take over and Anex our commercial area just west of the springs and raise our taxes also, we rather have Medley or Doral Anex us, and they have been trying for years, we don’t want anything to do with miami springs, there’s nothing to be proud of, look at all the crime in the past few months, it’s worst than hialeah, but we are fighting back, and we are pretty sure that they are going to double our present taxes in the future so SAY NO TO ANNEXATION!!!

    • Thank you for your feedback. Just remember that your tax bill is made up of multiple taxing authorities. The following portions are not impacted by annexation: – Miami-Dade Countywide tax won’t change – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue won’t change – Miami-Dade Library won’t change – Public Schools – Water Management Tax – Independent District Tax – County Debt – School Debt – The only thing that changes and will no doubt be higher for you is the Municipal portion of your tax bill. I hope this helps.

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