National Earl Day: How a Gas Station Legend, School Zone Cameras & Property Tax Chaos Became Fort Walton's Tuesday Reality Check

(00:01) Here's today's B Team Redux. Well, I'll tell you who we are. We're the B Team. I'm Bobby damn Dewrell. That's who I am. Uncle Bobby. That's right. I'm Schuyler Black. We are the B Team Morning Show. Brought to you by Stripes, Pub & Grill & Navarre, as well as Okaloosa Gas at Outkast Sushi and Miramar Beach. (00:20) We did it, Bobby. Yep. We're not dealing with Monday anymore. That's true. That's a win in my book. I'm not convinced this isn't second Monday, so just give me some time. Okay. We're going to see a high of 92 today across the Emerald Coast. (00:37) The full forecast coming up in just a little bit. Plus, if you're heading out on the water, we'll get your marine report from Marine Max at Fort Walton Beach in just a little bit. But as we always like to start out the first hour of the show by giving you those national holidays today. (00:55) Here's one that we're going to start with. Apparently, it's called Writer's Rights Day. Oh, yeah. Because nothing says freedom like signing your soul away for exposure in a complimentary pen that doesn't work. I hate those pens. (01:10) I know exactly those pens they're talking about. Writer's Rights Day is an annual civic ritual where we all pretend the person who typed the words has more power than the guy who owns the printing press, the platform, and the lawyer on retainer. Look, it's a nod to the radical idea that creators should get credit, consent, and a cut, especially when their work gets copied, scraped, remixed, and sold back to them like it's community engagement. (01:38) You know, look, the whole thing is absurd on purpose, like putting a speed limit sign on a racetrack and calling it progress. But, you know, still, it's a decent reminder that if you don't defend your words, somebody else will adopt them, rename them, and start charging. (01:55) Writer's Rights Day. Seems a little bit redundant. Kind of like, buy Tomcat custom apparel. Where the apparel is custom. Yeah. And made for you. Because you ordered it. It's the B Team Morning Show on a Tuesday with the Allman Brothers. (02:15) One way out of the classic rock station, 100.3 KROCK. Driver's seat. What do tears smell like? Salt. Yeah. Yeah. Kind of like the gulf. It's the big... (02:32) The big what? What was I going to say? I have no idea. I don't know. Brain fart. Brain fart. It is a Tuesday morning. The Big America 250 Drone Show. Maybe that's where you were going? No, it's not. (02:47) But that's how I'm trying to spin it here. It's coming up on Friday night out at the Rigdon Center, formerly known as the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. From around 8.45 is when Showtime's going to start. Now, the field for parking and tailgating opens at 7. So, Bobby and I will be out there broadcasting live, playing some tunes. (03:05) Totally by 7.15, 7.20ish. Maybe 7.25. Before 8. Yeah. When we get it done, okay? When we get it done. Now, come on out. 7 o'clock. Get yourself parked. Bring the lawn chairs. (03:20) We'll start our broadcast at 7. And Showtime is set for 8.45 p.m. The Drone Show is free and open to the public. And we've got the details for you online at thebteamshow.com. Well, today, folks, we celebrate all you Earls out there. (03:39) That's right. It's National Earl Day. That's right. A holiday honoring the guy who almost made it and now sells essential oils out of his trunk. Ugh. Bad guy. Hey, listen. National Earl Day is that special little blip on the calendar where we all pretend it's perfectly normal to dedicate 24 hours to the concept of Earl. (04:00) You know, like it's a person, a title, a vibe, or cautionary tale you met behind a gas station at 2 a.m. Look, the rules are simple. You've got to acknowledge an Earl, any Earl, real, fictitional, honorary, or spiritually inherited through poor decisions. (04:15) Then act like it means something. People will swap stories, post tributes, maybe toast to the Earls who shaped us, which is a sentence that should get you admitted or audited by common sense. Listen, don't worry. (04:30) We're not here to fix it. We're here to document it, lightly season it with shame, and move on and see who shows up wearing a name tag that just says Earl. You know who my favorite Earl is? The Earl of Sandwich. (04:45) The Earl of Sandwich. You know, he's the guy that made the sandwich. Uh-huh. That's why he's my buddy. All right. We're going to take a break. It's National Earl Day for those of you that missed the whole spiel, and we've got it posted for you later on this morning on the show notes tab at thebteamshow.com. (05:02) Quick break. A look at your marine forecast is coming up next right here on 100.3 KROCK. It's about to rock. Where do you think you're going? Morocco. Next. 100.3 KROCK. Fleetwood Mac and The Chain on 100.3 KROCK. (05:21) It's Tuesday morning. Get ready for it to be another hot one out there. Highs in the low 90s again today. Partly sunny skies this afternoon. That full forecast coming up here in just a little bit. (05:37) Don't forget coming up on Friday from noon to 3 at Mid-South Bank here in Fort Walton Beach is Mid-South Bank's summer fair. There you go. Yeah. They're going to have lunch for the kids. There's going to be ice cream from Culver's and carnival games, prizes, all sorts of fun, and an opportunity to teach kids some good savings habits. (05:58) So get over to Mid-South Bank corner of Beale and Carmel in Fort Walton on Friday, and we've got the details for you on the events tab at thebteamshow.com. Well, Bobby, we've got to talk about this guy. Yeah. (06:13) One of Walt Disney's original characters. It's Donald Duck Day. Oh, yeah. A holiday for people who communicate exclusively in angry noises and still somehow run the whole room. Oh. Oh. Yeah? Yeah. (06:28) That puts it in perspective, doesn't it? Hey, look. Donald Duck Day is that special little corner of the calendar where grown adults voluntarily honor a sailor-shirted bird with anger issues and a voice like a lawnmower choking a sock. Look, you celebrate by watching the classics, wearing something irresponsibly nautical, and pretending your own communication style isn't just shout, gesture, and storm off with better lighting. (06:50) Look, it's absurd on purpose, like most traditions that survive longer than common sense. And if you think this is a harmless nonsense, well, stick around, because the minute you dedicate a day to Donald, you've basically signed a waiver for the rest of your dignity. Donald Duck Day. (07:07) How you celebrating? Well played. All right. Grateful Dead coming up after ACDC. Grateful Dead in touch of gray on 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. (07:23) Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell on a Tuesday morning. Going to be another hot one out there today, folks. Highs in the lower 90s. We'll check that full forecast here in just a little bit. Plus, Dan Diamond's got local news just around the corner as well. (07:41) Well, Bobby, Friday night, we are excited to be out at the Rigdon Center, formerly known as the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds, for the America 250 Patriotic Drone Show. We'll be out there broadcasting live starting at 7 p.m. (07:56) Now, parking and tailgating opens at 7, showtime set for 8.45, and this show's going to last about 15 to 20 minutes in length. But we encourage you to get there early, get your parking spot, because the event is free and open to the public. (08:12) And we've got more details for you at thebteamshow.com. Well, today, Bobby, one final day on the calendar to talk about. Yeah. And today is call your doctor day. Yeah, because nothing says I've got my life together like turning your symptoms into a voicemail and praying for a callback. (08:31) Ain't that the truth? Or trying to get billing straight with these guys? Hey, call your doctor day is that annual little memo from the universe reminding you that your body's been filing complaints while you've been powering through, like that's a medical plan. (08:46) Look, it's simple. You pick up the phone, you say the symptoms out loud, and suddenly the stuff you've been ignoring sounds less like getting older and more like a decision. You know, it's not about panic. It's about accountability. You know, the kind that comes with co-pays, waiting rooms, and a nurse that can pronounce your last name better than you can. (09:02) So consider it a calendar-approved moment to stop diagnosing yourself with vibes and start acting like you plan to be alive next month. Call your doctor day. I don't really like calling doctors at all. Neither do I. Who does? (09:18) It's just a pain in the neck. All right, a quick break, and music from the police coming up in just a moment on the B Team Morning Show with 100.3 KROCK. Stick tight. You know, I don't know if Chief Beige or Sheriff Aden are okay with everything hanging out after midnight. (09:42) Sometimes there are these things called public indecency. Yeah, but I don't think midnight has anything to do with that. Oh, it can happen midday, too, right? That's right. Good morning, everybody. (09:58) It is overcast here in Fort Worth. But we're going to see partly sunny skies later on today. Now, that's not my forecast. Keep in mind, that is according to the National Weather Service over in Mobile. So, if you have a problem with the forecast and what actually happens, just remember, don't shoot the messenger. (10:20) We're just reading what they provide to us. Remember, these are your tax dollars at work. 77 right now, 92 this afternoon. It's going to be hot and humid all week long. Humidity currently at 97% right now out at Eglin Air Force Base. (10:40) So, more on that forecast here in just a little bit. We are the B Team Morning Show. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell on a Tuesday. Hope everybody got through your Monday A-OK. We've got a lot to get to this morning, including taking a look at Fort Walton Beach City Council's agenda for tonight. (11:01) Plus, some local events that are coming up this weekend, like the America 250 Drone Show out at the Rigdon Center, formerly known as the Fairgrounds. Friday night, Bobby and I will be out there actually broadcasting live on location. (11:16) That is true. 7 till 9 is when we'll be out there. Now, the showtime is set for 8.45 p.m., but the parking lot in the field behind the Fairgrounds buildings will open for parking and tailgating at 7 o'clock. (11:34) So, come on out. We'll crank up the tunes and start to have fun at 7. Bring your own cooler. And I'm not encouraging adult beverages, because you do have to drive. So, bring your own soda and water. (11:51) But, looking forward to it. We've got the details for you on the events tab at thebteamshow.com. Anything on your radar this morning? No. No? But I will say, we should have some merch. (12:06) What do you mean? You think we'll have t-shirts? Yeah, we should have some merch. Oh! Old Tomcat came through for us. May see if I can abscond with a little t-shirt cannon. God, I hate that word. What? Abscond? Yeah. Well, I'm going to abscond with it. (12:24) He should learn English, don't you think? And I'm talking everyday English. Not fancy English. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry. Bobby and I are on the air this morning. (12:39) 77 degrees outside right now. A high today of 92. Well, Bobby made mention of this, and I followed up on the story here. An NSA Panama City employee is in critical condition, according to WGHG-TV, after being attacked by a shark yesterday morning around noon. (13:05) Okay. Yesterday morning around noon. 1145 a.m. The commanding officer for the naval support activity, Panama City, Tristan Oliveira, said the man was swimming near the marina during his lunch break with a colleague when he was attacked. (13:21) Oliveira says the victim has injuries on both arms, but the second person was not hurt. NSA Panama City Fire and Emergency Services took the man to HCA Gulf Coast Hospital, where he was rushed into surgery. Now, the Bay County Sheriff's Office, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and NOAA officials are investigating. (13:41) Oliveira says the victim is a male in his late 20s and has been with the Navy base for four years. Never know, man. Yep. I had that young girl that was nipped last week in South Walton, out in the Gulf. (14:01) So anyway, like I said, just never know. Yeah, it's getting to where they're not as afraid of us as they once were. Kind of happens when they're around humans all the time. Yeah, kind of learning that we're easy pickings. Kind of like the bears that have been showing up on the beach periodically. (14:18) Right. Just not quite as afraid of the people these days. Well, I mean, bears have always gone to the beach, but yeah. I think we're just around more often and catch it more often. Well, and you've got cameras everywhere now, too. Yeah. (14:33) So everybody captures everything. The race for Los Angeles mayor is officially set. Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt did not make the final cut. (14:49) Yeah, I mean, but I did see that California was encouraging their voters to get their vote in in the next 30 days for the election that ended last Tuesday. I know. And here's the thing. They're still counting mail-in ballots, right? (15:05) And there's a handful of accounts on Twitter that are, but we'll say have hundreds of thousands of followers, okay? So they've got a big base. And they would have family members that casted a ballot for Spencer Pratt via mail. (15:25) You can track whether that ballot's been counted on the L.A. County website. Well, their ballot for Spencer Pratt has still not been counted. Isn't that wild? (15:40) I don't know. California sucks, man. It is so rigged out there. The whole system. I mean, we've lost faith in the system. And that's the scary part is how do you come for democracy? Well, you lose faith in the system, right? (15:59) And that's where we are. It's high time that we get back to volunteer politicians. This should not be someone's career. They should not spend a lifetime in Congress. They should have 10 years, 12 years and move on. (16:15) And you know what? We'll cycle through. We get new blood in. We get new ideas. We stay vibrant. We stay in tune with the nation and not get these ivory towers that just don't know what's going on. Yeah. That have been there 50, 60 years. (16:30) Yeah. And we get rid of their windfall retirement and we place them into Social Security like everyone else. General government retirement. General government health care. I mean, just take away all. (16:45) You start taking away those perks and all those things and making it what it is. You know what? Suddenly you don't have pork-laden bills because they don't have 13 different associates to read through and see what they can tack on. Right. Yeah. Bills aren't 15,000 pages long. (17:01) They're 20 pages long and are over one issue. Yeah. Which is the way it should have been all along. That was probably the way it was intended, I would imagine, by our founding fathers. The founding fathers, you know, Washington himself said that there should never be a ruling political class. (17:20) Yeah. The minute you do that, you've gone into the same system. Look where we are. Yeah. Well, again, I point out time and time again, when they saw FDR in his fourth term as president and realized the amount of power he wielded from having four consecutive terms, Congress said, we can't have that. (17:41) We can't have that. So they immediately eliminated the president being able to do that but made no, no restrictions on themselves. Isn't it interesting? Wow. Yeah. Isn't it? What do you think about life terms for Supreme Court justices? (17:59) 25 years max. Doesn't matter if they're 50, if they're 75? 25 years max. I would even back that off to 20 if need be. But that's a solid generation. And then it's time for you to go on. Move on. (18:14) Go into your green pasture. Let the next one come through. Yeah. Because that's another one that kind of grinds my gears as well. And it doesn't matter whether it's a left or right-leaning court. (18:29) As far as I'm concerned, 20 years should be plenty. That's why I said, if you send somebody to prison, what is it? 25 to life, right? It's just over a generation. So that's why I'm saying 25 years max should go for every federal appointee. (18:47) That seems fair and reasonable. Not just Supreme Court. Every federal judge. Every federal appointee. All the districts. All the district judges. All the way down. District attorneys. All of it. You get 20 years. 20 to 25 years, period. (19:02) No extensions. Time to move on. Why don't you run? I could only run for the county. I could only run for the county. (19:17) I don't live in the city like you. Still waiting to see your paperwork file. I think that's coming. It's 7.30. Weather is next. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Crossfire on 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. (19:34) Good morning, everybody. Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell. It is Tuesday, and I cannot believe how fast this hour is already flying by. I want to get you caught up on what tonight the Fort Walton Beach City Council is set to consider with several significant proposals at tonight's meeting, including on whether to move forward with automated school zone speed cameras, establish a Cap on city budget growth and explore changes to emergency dispatch operations. Now the speed camera discussion follows concerns about driver behavior around schools and could expand automated traffic enforcement aimed at improving student safety. (20:15) I mean, aren't did you get an old agenda? Like from last year? Yeah, it doesn't seem less. I mean, we've already got the we've already got the cap. We've already got the traffic enforcement. We've already got the cap. Are you sure this is the 2026 agenda? (20:36) This is coming off of get the coast. He's sure school zone speed camera staff is recommending the council keep the school zone speed camera program and deny Okaloosa County's request to refund speeding fines previously. Okay. All right. Yeah. consolidation and budget cap discussion. So here here's what is being discussed on that council is set to identify city operating sections to be reviewed for possible consolidation or outsourcing at the June 16 budget workshop. The discussion will also cover budget cap logic, including operating caps, a capital project moratorium, and millage rate caps. topics for the workshop are due to the city manager and city clerk by 5pm Wednesday, June 10. That is tomorrow for inclusion in the agenda packet and possible Sheriff's Office dispatch takeover. Now this is another that is that is going to result in degradation of service. (21:37) Well, that's in that why do we pay property taxes and for Walton proper for enhanced services? Council Member David Schmidt is asking for direction for staff to request a proposal from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office to provide full-time dispatch service for Fort Walton Beach. The proposal would come back during the budget process for council consideration. (21:57) You're going to get you're going to pay more for less. And listen, I appreciate I appreciate Sheriff Ashley, Sheriff Aiden, but I mean, come on. I you know, you have a city for a reason, right? You incorporate for a reason, right? (22:14) So just whatever. I had the stupidity. So no, I did not. I did not get an old agenda. But we're gonna keep rehashing the same nonsense over and over and over and beat that dead horse. (22:35) Yeah, I don't know, man. And I really feel bad for the city employees, right? Like their morale of a current council that's just trying to constantly. Well, I mean, you can't get a pay raise. You can't get a pay raise, right? The only way you get a pay raise is to fire somebody. So you get a raise. I mean, this this whole budget cap is is ill advised at best. (23:03) Oh, if you want, I'm sorry, Fort Walton police, if you want to raise, we're gonna have to sell the cruiser fleet that you got. We'll go buy some 95 crown Vicks for you. Come on, it's just make them all bicycle cops. ebikes. That's right. That's right. That's right. We'll get a we'll get a little red wagon with and we'll put a little cell on the back of it. And that's how they can transpo criminals. (23:30) Maybe we can have world ghouls make a make a siren for the for the wagons. It's just crazy. Part of what you're gonna have to do if if you're if you're caught and you're in the little red wagon, you have to be the siren. So you have to stand back there and go Bobby's got a bullhorn you can borrow. (23:48) Lordy. All right, ask Uncle Bobby in three minutes. It's The B Team morning show. scatterblack and Bobby Dewrell brought to you by stripes Pub and Grill and Navar Okaloosa gas and outcast sushi on 100.3 KROCK. The classic rock station 100.3 KROCK. It's The B Team morning show Van Halen. Why can't this be love 748 is the time on a Tuesday morning with overcast skies here in South Okaloosa County. A high today of 92. We're at 78 though, right now outside your window. All right, Dan diamonds got news for you in just a couple moments. (24:26) But before we get to news, I want to remind you that you can in just a couple moments. But before we get to news, we got to get to wisdom. That's right. Your daily advice. All stitched together by our friends byTomCat custom apparel. It's time for Ask Uncle Bobby. That's right byTomCat custom apparel reminding you that well, it's softball season family reunion season fun at the beach season. You know, if you think about it, it's just matching shirt season with humidity. So stop by byTomCat get your matching shirts make your crew look like you belong together. Notice to not lost on me, but the word shirt was kind of challenging for you. Yeah, it was. (25:03) The R is really important in that word, Bobby. Sometimes shirt. All right. Well, today, Uncle Bobby, you hear from overtime versus oxygen. Dear Uncle Bobby, I have a demanding job and I keep trying to create work life balance, but it never feels sustainable. Is real balance actually possible? And how do I stop feeling like I'm failing at it? (25:33) Right, first of all, look, balance is a bedtime story adults tell themselves so they can keep doing everything badly and call it maturity. All right, you're not failing at balance. Balance is failing at you like a flimsy lawn chair trying to hold a grizzly bear. Now here's the truth. Nobody put on a motivational poster. You do not need a better system. You need a side. Pick work. Look, you got to go full monastic about it. (26:00) Okay, you eat deadlines for breakfast, you cancel brunch like an insulted your mother and you let your calendar become the only relationship that truly understands you. Or you pick life and you make your personal time a protected wildlife preserve. Your boss gets one polite no and and then they get the spiritual experience of being ignored. You become a hedonistic accountant of joy itemizing sleep, friends, hobbies, and doing absolutely nothing with the confidence of a billionaire on a yacht. Think what you do not do is this middle of the road manby pamby pantomime where you answer emails in bed and call it self care because you lit a candle. (26:41) Okay, that's not balance. That's being owned by two masters and tipping them both like you're grateful for the privilege. You got to make it dramatic, declare a new identity and let it scare people a little extremes get results and moderation just gets you a color coded planner and the same panic with nicer fonts. (27:04) And that's your response over time versus oxygen. You got a question for Uncle Bobby tomorrow. It's not too late to ask him. That's right. Like the rest of life. Just pick a damn side. And if you've got anything to ask about a big holiday coming up next week, like flag day Sunday. (27:24) Oh, there's an L like flag day, right on his pride month, or Father's Day. Those are the big holidays I'm talking about. Yeah. You don't celebrate those two. (27:42) Nine. Well, maybe. Okay. I have a feeling we're on the same page on those holidays. I just got a feel. Like ORW says, I may not be the smartest fella. But what I do know is Bobby ain't gonna celebrate something else. (28:00) Right or wrong? That's true. I know my daddy. Okay, so that's true. All right. We got to take a break. Of course, we want to thank our friends over it byTomCat custom apparel for sponsoring ask Uncle Bobby every single morning. (28:21) That's right byTomCat custom apparel where the apparel is made custom for you. Just like that slogan. News is next. Tom Petty on a 100.3 KROCK. He was a big seminal wasn't he? Something like that. (28:38) Five minutes after a little known fact, but the war chant came from him. 78 degrees right now in Fort Walton Beach. Hi, today of 92 this afternoon. Apparently, the folks in Mobile at the National Weather Service over there say that we're supposed to see sunshine at some point. (29:01) Liars. Lars, lar lar pants on fire, Bobby. We'll see though. Look at your forecast coming up in about 15 minutes. The B team show is on the air brought to you by stripes pub and grill in Navarre. Also brought to you by Okaloosa gas and outcast sushi in Miramar Beach. Apparently major flooding has happened in multiple states. This last weekend, Mother Nature is making herself very unpopular across the middle of the country this week. More than 88 million people are in the path of storms that could bring flash flooding damaging winds, large hail and even some tornadoes. Nearly two dozen flash floods were reported on Monday across parts of the south and Midwest to Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, and some areas could see up to eight inches of rain. Parts of Tennessee and Alabama have already been soaked by as much as nine inches, leaving roads Water and drivers stranded. (30:02) Flood watches remain in effect across much of the Midwest, and forecasters say the severe weather could stick around through Thursday this week. So the bottom line, if it seems like the weather app has been screaming at you all week, it's because much of the country's heartland is getting far more water than it asked for. (30:19) So I read that story with the understanding that we give you the forecast, as we mentioned last hour, but we're not responsible for what it says. That's right. We just read it. Don't shoot the messenger. (30:35) Well, Representatives Pat Maney and Nathan Boyles raised concerns over the property tax amendment that will be on the ballot this November. We'll get to that story here in just a little bit, get the coast ahead of that. Also, some other stories to get to. (30:51) Last night, President Trump was in attendance in New York City where he watched his beloved New York Knicks drop game three of the NBA Finals. Now, the Knicks still have a 2 to 1 series lead, but the Spurs won game three, 115 to 111. (31:09) So all three games in the NBA Finals so far have been won by the road team. Oh, well, there you go. Yeah, road court advantage, I guess. Road court advantage. All right, a look at your forecast is coming up in just a bit. We are the B Team Morning Show on 100.3 KROCK, Golden Earring, Twilight Zone. (31:31) Good morning. In the long run, it's the Eagles on 100.3 KROCK. What do you call eagles that are sick, Bobby? Ill eagles. Ill eagles. It's 825. This is the B Team Morning Show brought to you by Stripes Pub and Grill in Navarre, as well as Okaloosa Gas at OutKast Sushi. (31:52) In Miramar Beach, Schuyler Black and Bobby Dewrell. Don't forget, coming up on Friday night, we're going to be live on location from 7 till 9 PM out at the Rigdon Center, formerly known as the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds, for the America 250 Patriotic Drone Show. (32:07) America. America. America. Now, this is put on by Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American. DAR. DAR and SAR. SAR. Daughters and the Sons. It's the DAR, SAR, America 250. (32:22) Should be a great time, though. Now, tickets for the gala are still on sale. They're going to have a 1776 reenactment. That one costs money. That one does cost money. I'm kind of curious to see the costumes that those folks are wearing, though, for that. (32:39) I think it'll be interesting. I've met some of them. I think costume is pushing it a little far. Really? I'm excited to see that. But if you don't want to buy tickets for the gala, the drone show out back behind the fairgrounds buildings is free and open to the public. (32:56) The field will open for parking and tailgating and setting up those lawn chairs at 7 PM. Showtime's set for 845. And it'll be about 15 to 20 minutes in length as far as the drone show. So you can find out more details on the Events tab if you visit our website, thebteamshow.com. (33:15) Now, Bobby, State Representatives Pat Maney and Nathan Boyles opposed a proposed Florida constitutional amendment that would significantly expand property tax exemptions that appear on the November ballot, citing concerns about its potential consequences despite supporting the goal of tax relief. (33:35) Now, the measure would increase the homestead exemption, reduce assessment caps on certain properties, and limit how local governments can use property tax revenue. Maney argued that the proposal was rushed through the legislature without sufficient analysis of its effects on school funding, local government finances, and the state's tax structure, while Boyles expressed concerns that the benefits would be unevenly distributed, favoring long-term homeowners while potentially increasing costs for renters and newer residents. (34:06) He also warned that reduced local tax revenue could negatively affect essential services such as public safety, emergency response, and infrastructure. Both lawmakers emphasized the importance of educating voters before the amendment goes to the public on the ballot in November. (34:24) Well, there's a couple of things on this of Craig Wolf, right, that I'm kinda, the city's, oh my God, what are we gonna do? You know, here's the thing. From what I read, they don't completely abolish property taxes. (34:41) Basically, if you're homesteaded, you're homestead, you don't have to pay property tax on. All your investment properties and all that, you still continue to pay property taxes. They're getting rid of homestead property taxes. Correct. So, that being said, since I do own investment properties, I'm not exactly thrilled about it because I do feel like it's going, it could potentially increase my tax burden. (35:06) On investment property taxes. Because all those homestead properties are now not getting taxed, so what do you do? You raise the millage rate to cover for the essential services on the investment properties, and so it does create a problem. It's gonna come from somewhere. (35:22) Right, the money's gotta come from somewhere. So anyway, that'll be something to keep an eye on, especially as the discussion happens over the next four or five months, heading into election season. But, yeah, I know it's been a hot button issue for a lot of folks. (35:40) Yeah, and we got all these dumbass retirees that have nothing to do but sit around and vote, and they wanna put in spending caps, and, oh, well, I'll just get rid of taxes, and that won't hurt me. And again, then the renters that are out there, right, that are gonna go out and vote because, oh, property taxes don't affect me, I'll just, and then they're gonna bitch when the rents go up. (36:03) 25, 30%, yeah. Yeah, so, anyway. All costs do get passed on. Right, but this whole we're gonna lose essential services and all of that, I, you know, I, look, man, keep the argument where the argument belongs, right, there is a way. (36:24) Yeah. So, all right, you're gonna have to account for that, but, so, all right, you're gonna have to account for that, but keep the argument where the argument belongs. Yeah, that's kinda like the old Democrat argument of, well, you know, we're not keen on giving another hundred million dollars to public schools. (36:42) You just hate kids! Yeah. I mean, come on, let's be real here. It's a difference of philosophy, not because people hate kids. Oh, well, again, the problem with the education sector right now is not a lack of funding, it's a distribution of that funding. (36:58) Yeah, and, well, not only that. A little top-heavy, and when the top end gets three times a teacher's pay for administration, that's where your problems start aligning, and the unions that get involved, so that, anyway. (37:18) Yeah, if you look at a lot of school staffs, it's a lot of chiefs and not enough Indians. So, I agree with you there. All right, quick break, look at your forecast is next. On the way, Robert Plant, Ram Jam, Genesis, and more on the B Team Morning Show with 100.3 KROCK. (37:35) Jim McPherson anthem this morning. Yeah, it's true. Genesis. That one goes right out to Jim McPherson. I gotta tell you, that man always dances like nobody's watching. Well, nobody wants to watch that. I still, my favorite moment is he's out there, just, I mean, you can see the glee all over his face, and he's just dancing away, and Bill leans over to me and goes, is he listening to the same song? (38:03) You sure he didn't have earbuds in? That's hilarious, though, that is so funny. Do you think he would make it very far on Dancing with the Stars? Ah, who knows, man, I, you know, go for it. I tell you, if you got a dream, live it. (38:19) Go for it, that's, that was a famous motivational speech done by Matt Foley. Yeah, that's right. He's been drinking coffee down in the basement for like the last four hours. Living in a van down by the river. (38:35) Great job, Chris Farley. It's the BT Morning Show, Schuyler Black and Bobby Durrell saying goodbye in five minutes after Great White on KROCK. Yep, wanna thank our sponsors, Stripes Pub and Grill at Navarre, as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi and Miramar Beach. (38:54) Hey, if you missed anything that we talked about on today's show, you can find it all online, from the national holidays to your Ask Uncle Bobby feature, local news, local events, wacky news, and the show in its entirety on demand, all at thebteamshow.com. (39:10) I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable rest of your Tuesday. B Team Encore Hour is up next. Bobby, go ahead and get us on out. Hey, folks, thanks for listening to the B Team Morning Show, your leading alternative quality programming right here on the Emerald Coast. Now, we know you have a choice in what you listen to each and every day, and we appreciate the fact that you settled in on this wild ride that we call the Morning Show, but it's come that time of day, we gotta mosey on out of here. (39:32) So you keep on rockin', keep on rollin', never settle for the ordinary. Till the next time, the B Team is out. And that's a wrap on today's B Team Redux.