Anne Ahrendt has Proven Herself Time and Again 

Publisher, Wakulla.com: 

I want to share a fact that I'm not sure is well known in our county.  Last year, unknown to most homeowners, the state Department of Revenue was on the brink of abolishing our county's homestead exemptions.  Yes, that's right, our $25,000 homestead exemption was in jeopardy! 

Our county was under an executive order by the State mandating the Wakulla Property Appraiser to adjust land values to meet the state's requirements by July 1, 2005.  What that means is that the Wakulla Property Appraiser had NO choice but to comply or all property owners in the County would have lost their $25,000 homestead exemption.

The purpose of this information is not about how the situation occurred, but to make sure that you know that a competent person took the reins of the Wakulla Property Appraiser's office last year and saved our homestead exemptions.

Within six weeks of being appointed Wakulla County's property appraiser, Anne Ahrendt:

*  mobilized the staff to begin the task of recording current and accurate land appraisals to meet the State's requirements;

*  streamlined the office to reduce operating costs and be more productive;

*  installed technology to catch up with other counties and provide better access to the public; and,

*  met the State of Florida's, Department of Revenue's July 1st deadline -- saving our homestead exemption. 

In my book, Ann Ahrendt is someone who is tireless, is doing what is right, and that describes her on-the-job performance as the Wakulla County Property Appraiser.  We're lucky she's running now to be elected this November 7th to the job she has proved over and over again that she can do so well, Wakulla County Property Appraiser.

Please ask your friends and family what qualities they want in an elected official, and they'll probably say someone who's competent, efficient, qualified and, above all, honest. 

Regards, 

S.T. Keeler
Crawfordville

This article originally published on October 22, 2006.

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mkwestmark

 

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