Tax Benefits of Owning Real Estate "Are you getting the most you can out of your real estate investments when it comes to tax benefits? . . . some of the tax benefits associated with real estate get overlooked. The idea is to make money first, and then save taxes on the income you receive. . ." (more) |
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FixTheTDC.com, College Spring Break Marketing Report, New Tax Property Ideas "Longtime Beach businessman Julian Bennett had stark words for more than 50 tourism industry executives and business owners who gathered in a hotel meeting room Friday morning. 'The future of Panama City Beach with respect to the tourism industry is at stake,' said Bennett, whose family is developing the Towne of Seahaven community on Front Beach Road. . ."(more) |
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The Other 96 Percent, West Bay Bridge "An organization of prominent tourism industry leaders opposed to the current policies of the Bay County Tourist Development Council is preparing to formally ask the Bay County Commission to oust most of the current nine-member TDC leadership and replace the panel with a 'board of integrity.' Responding to the TDC board’s decision Tuesday to fire Executive Director Robert L. Warren, the group has scheduled a meeting this morning. . ." (more) |
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Panama City Mayoral Election "The Panama City Mayoral election occurred on the 17th of April with incumbent mayor Lauren DeGeorge coming out on bottom with 1,354 votes and Scott Clemons with 2,546 votes, almost twice as many. The sad part was that only 26% of all Panama City registered voters showed up at the polls. . ." (more) |
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More Wildfires, First Named Storm, More TDC Fallout, Faircloth to Sue Property Appraiser, Housing Forecast Down "Smoke from a woods fire west of Wildwood Road closed U.S. 98 for the third straight day, this time between Thomas Drive and the Hathaway Bridge, on Wednesday afternoon. The section of road was closed for about 45 minutes, starting at about 3 p.m. Once visibility improved, motorists were detoured around the Back Beach and Front Beach roads confluence via Thomas Drive. . ." (more) |
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TDC Director Fired, Hilton Wanted Warren Gone "A routine Bay County Tourist Development Council budget meeting erupted into a squall Tuesday morning as the board fired Executive Director Bob Warren for what some members called his failure to follow policies on several issues. . ." (more) |
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Tax Swap Equals Revenue Drop, Wild Heron Fire "The state’s plans to reduce, restructure or eliminate property taxes could mean big savings to Panama City property owners and major cuts to the city’s budget. After reviewing proposals by the Florida Legislature, City Manager Ken Hammons has asked his department heads to deliver their 2007-08 proposed budgets with 10-percent cuts compared to their current ones. . ." (more) |
