Ballot initiatives to create or renew local conservation programs passed with widespread support in Brevard, Charlotte, Marion, Manatee, St. Johns, Santa Rosa and Sarasota counties, according to each county’s election results.
More than 860,000 Floridians voted for local conservation, and in a display of support for protecting wild spaces, each county measure passed with at least 73% of the vote, results show.
In a handful of counties, Florida voters opted to pay more property taxes for buying conservation lands while also voting for Amendment 3, which will offer homeowners a large property tax break but could also diminish local government budgets.
Florida voters overwhelmingly supported local conservation in midterm elections
In many counties, Floridians showed they want property tax relief. But they also showed their willingness to pay more property taxes for conservation.
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