Commission candidate fails to pay property taxes

NorthEscambia.com reports that Escambia County Commission District 5 candidate Sam Archer failed to pay his 2011 property taxes on seven properties in the county. The taxes, fees and interest total $8,128.46. Tax certificates were sold on the properties including Archer’s residence, according to the Escambia County Tax Collector Office.

Archer, who has loaned his campaign over $86,000, told NorthEscambia.com that the non-payment was a oversight and blamed his CPA.

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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.”