Brown battles state over values

Santa Rosa County property appraiser Greg Brown is battling the Florida Department of Revenue over lowering property values for the 2007 tax roll. DOR is auditing his tax rolls.Yesterday Brown, along with Sen. Durell Peaden and Rep. Greg Evers met with DOR officials to challenge the audit. Brown contends that home values have been artificially increased values due at a time when taxes are supposed to be going down.

The St. Petersburg Times wrote about the conflict in July.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”