The property tax amendment, hastily approved by the state’s Republican-led Legislature in June, would triple the current $50,000 homestead exemption on primary residences in 2027. Charlie Crist has similarly admonished the administration over allegedly exorbitant salary costs and pledged to lower local property taxes. St. Petersburg is already operating on thin margins, and lacks an alternative source to “fully replace this loss of revenue.” A graphic showing that unencumbered property tax revenues have increased by 53.2% since 2018, while public safety expenditures have soared by 71.3%. Roe said the most common and advantageous payment collection method is to include it as a new charge on property tax bills.