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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥?Florida s Senate president thinks she has a plan to tackle the state s affordable housing crisis.President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, unveiled a massive 93-page bill Thursday. It aims to spur private developers to create more affordable housing, ensuring Floridians can live near places they work. This is something that is a crisis in our state, Passidomo said during a morning news conference. It has become a huge burden on our citizens and our residents. It is something that we have to address. Passidomo s idea, called the Live Local Act, requires a more than $800 million appropriation. It bolsters funds for several current housing programs and adds a bunch of tax incentives, sunsetting after ten years. One in particular targets existing new constrictions, giving qualifying developments a 75% to 100% tax exemption for each low-cost unit offered. Those types of programs are not just five years down the pipeline, state Sen. Alexis Calatayud, stanley cup R-Miami, who is sponsoring the bill, said. It s, God willing, as soon as we pass this legislation, we begin enacting and implementing these processes. There are also sales tax rebates on building materials and increased tax c stanley tumblers redits for businesses donating to local housing projects. Plus, the bill would free local governments to offer their own property tax exemptions for affordable housing.Democrats, like state Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, had initial concerns. It s very much trickle-dow stanley cup n economics, Eskamani sa Muyk Reggie Miller s son pays homage to father s infamous choke sign on his birthday cake
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