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Delray Beach public works lays out $251 million five-year capital program, warns revenue gap as 1¢ surtax sunsets
Summary
Public works director presented a sharp growth in the capital improvement program since 2022 and warned the infrastructure surtax (1¢ sales tax) will sunset in 2026, creating funding gaps for major projects including a new water treatment plant and stormwater improvements.
Missy Barletta, director of public works, told the Delray Beach City Commission on March 18 that the city’s capital improvement program (CIP) budget has grown from about $36 million in 2022 to roughly $250.9 million in 2025 and outlined several multi‑year, high-cost projects that will require reimbursement grants, bonds or other funding strategies.
Barletta cited projects moving from design into construction — the new water treatment plant, Marine Way and Thomas Street stormwater pump stations, Pompey Park construction, beach renourishment and a multi‑phase Northwest neighborhood infrastructure program — and said many grants are reimbursements, so the city must front the cost…
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