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Council sets preliminary millage and keeps stormwater assessment; members debate reserves and disaster funding

5415549 · July 16, 2025
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Bonita Springs, Fla. — The City Council voted to keep the preliminary millage rate unchanged for fiscal year 2025‑26 and adopted the proposed stormwater assessment fee, after a finance briefing that included July 1 property‑value updates and a review of the city’s operating and disaster reserves.

Bonita Springs, Fla. — The City Council voted to set the preliminary millage rate for fiscal year 2025‑26 at the same rate used in the prior year and approved the proposed stormwater assessment fee for the coming fiscal year, after receiving updated property‑value information from the Lee County property appraiser and a finance briefing on reserves.

Finance staff reported July 1 taxable‑value updates from the property appraiser and explained how the city’s ‘just value’ (market value) and taxable value differ under Florida’s Save Our Homes…

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