BARTOW, Fla. - Polk County commissioners are postponing their decision on whether to allow voters to decide on a proposed school property millage tax increase. If approved, this millage question would appear on next year's November General Election ballot.

The Polk County School Board has requested that the county permit voters to weigh in on their proposed "School Board Millage Tax."

By the numbers:

If passed, it would impose an additional 1.0 mill tax annually. For the average homeowner in Polk County, this would result in an increase of $259.42 in property taxes per year.

In total, it is projected to generate approximately $80 million:

The remaining $66.4 million will be spent as follows:

The backstory:

During Tuesday's meeting, some county commissioners expressed disagreemen

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