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Forward Pinellas approves consent agenda, a planning request and FY‑26 budget
Summary
At its July 9 meeting, the Forward Pinellas board approved the consent agenda, voted to approve a public‑hearing planning request and adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget and millage recommendation for transmittal to the Board of County Commissioners.
Forward Pinellas approved routine business and its fiscal 2026 budget during its July 9 meeting in St. Petersburg, along with a public‑hearing planning item after staff presentation and without public speakers.
The board voted to adopt the consent agenda by voice vote. Later in the meeting members voted to approve a planning request that was the subject of a public hearing and, by a separate vote, approved a fiscal year 2026 Planning Council budget that reduces the agency millage to 0.0175 mills and carries planned reserve lines for contingency and potential regional start‑up costs.
Why it matters: The budget vote sets Forward Pinellas’…
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