Episode 106 - The SB180 Fight Over Home Rule, Developer Fees, and Taxpayer Wallets

The source is a strategic report detailing St. Johns County's defense against Senate Bill 180 (SB180), which the county claims is an unconstitutional legislative overreach that severely undermines local home rule powers. The report focuses on two major conflicts: the state's rejection of the county's comprehensive growth plan and the threat to its recently approved 50% increase in impact fees designed to make new development cover its costs. SB180 is argued to violate the Florida Constitution's Single Subject Rule and due process, leading to the creation of a large coalition of over twenty local governments preparing to file a legal challenge. The document concludes with a plan for the county to immediately join the legal effort and launch a public campaign to protect its authority and its residents' interests.