Remarks by Angelo Castillo
502 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 16 of 21
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“But if you weren't a senior or you weren't a veteran, then you only got the $25,000. No, I think you still get it.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“I'm asking a question. Please, please. Well, you're out of order now. I'm asking a question of staff. My question is, this commission passed certain additional homestead exemptions. And my question very simply is, do they get added to the state's promulgated 150 or to the state's promulgated 250, or are they assumed as part of the 150 or 250? Yes, no, I don't know. You don't know.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“OK, we have to ask that question because I don't know either. And I'm not exactly sure how that works into this. But I think that we should anticipate questions from people who have those additional exemptions that they might be entitled to more than the $150,000 or to the $250,000. And frankly, I think that under any set of circumstances, whatever a taxpayer is entitled to, they should get it. So I'm asking the question. I don't know the answer. All right.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“So it's possible that the ballot question language and the bill itself don't completely align. Nonetheless, it's coming before us in November. I'm not here to quibble about that. I'm here to ask, is the legislature, if they wish to, capable under the language in the bill of eliminating all homestead property tax?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“And would that include the school exemption? So in other words, let's say that they read the bill to mean, no, the school exemption was really for only the first two years, but we have the authority under the bill to eliminate all homestead property tax. Would that be something that they could decide to do?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“So they have, so it's your legal opinion that under the current language of the bill, they have the authority to eliminate all homestead property tax?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Yeah, what would the difference be? In other words, what would the shortfall be if Pembroke Pines was deprived of all homestead property value?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“That was going to be a... Because I thought the 50 million was only to 250 of homestead exemptions.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Now, there are cities where that coincidence wouldn't happen. I'm sure. Cities with much higher values. But in Pembroke Pines, what you're saying is the 250 basically amounts to no homestead property tax collection for the city government.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“My question is, After the 250, there will still be homestead property taxes coming into the city. Are you saying that they're de minimis?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Oh, so the number would grow to 79 million?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“I'm being very patient because sometimes the hardest questions to answer are the very simplest ones. If we lose the... After the 250 is done and we are in the hole for $32 million.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“Is it 74? Because then I'm going to ask you, what is the police payroll that's attributed to the operating expenses that are attributable to property tax? Those are the two numbers that I need.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“And it would be reduced by $32 million. So if you take $32 off $112, you're left with $80, right?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“So that 80 million would have to stretch still into 133. Otherwise, you have to cut police and fire because you've cut everything else out, right?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“And that 82 million somehow has to cover the 133. Is that correct? Did I follow that right?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“So that's why I tried to pinpoint my question. What is the ad valorem contribution to rescue and police?”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026
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“My question is only ad valorem that goes into rescue and police.”
City Commission · Aug 31, 2026