The Broward County Commission voted Tuesday to cut the annual property tax rate, a mostly symbolic move that won’t lower anyone’s bills but will keep them from going up as high as they could have — probably by less than a dollar.

Overall, the new rate cuts anticipated revenues by about $1.02 million, a sliver of a fraction of a $2 billion budget that includes $30 million added to the county’s reserves, the emergency fund that will be drawn from to handle unanticipated expenses that arise throughout the year.

Most homeowners will still see a tax bill increase because property values went up compared to last year. But Broward has not cut its property tax rate since 2017, and with the county finally paying off a 20-year debt obligation, the time seemed ripe to send a message to taxpayers th

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