Here is the latest slide deck on the budget from the 4/13/2026 meeting
https://realstokescounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FY2027-2031_Budget_Preview-1.pdf
An article on property taxes that is right on the money
RON DESANTIS: “To say you’re just enjoying property and all of a sudden the value [goes up] – you have to pony up [to the government?] We don’t really do that in anything else!”
“If they’re going to come tell you your house is worth twice as much than what you purchased it, and you’ve got to pay higher taxes as a result, that’s a NEGATIVE of having rising property values. It’s an unrealized gain!”
“If you buy a stock, and you hold it, then you’re taxed when you SELL it. The stock doubles, they don’t just tax you as you hold it. Unrealized gains is NOT the way you want to run a tax system, but our property tax system basically relies on these unrealized gains.”