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Resident urges sales surtax referendums to fund fire, sewer and stormwater projects
Summary
During public comment at the July 3 Brevard County meeting, resident Sandra Sullivan urged commissioners to place surtax referendums on the ballot to fund fire/EMS, sewer upgrades and stormwater work, saying assessments and one-time measures will not address long-term infrastructure needs.
Sandra Sullivan of South Patrick Shores used the meeting's public‑comment period on July 3 to urge the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners to pursue ballot referendums raising local sales surtax to fund fire and EMS services, sewer upgrades and stormwater infrastructure.
Sullivan said prior fee/assessment efforts had failed to keep pace with cost growth and said a sales surtax would spread the cost to…
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