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County presents five-year forecast; beach-parking revenue falls short of budget and council opts for rollback on fire fund
Summary
Volusia County staff presented a five-year forecast June 17 showing revenue pressures from lower-than-budgeted sales tax and off-beach parking receipts. Beach-related revenues were higher than last year but fell short of this year's budget; council voted to apply the rollback rate for the fire service fund.
Volusia County staff presented a five-year financial forecast at the June 17 meeting that highlighted revenue shortfalls in sales tax and off-beach parking receipts, while the county also voted to use the rollback millage for its fire service fund.
County budget staff told the council that the county’s parking model produced more revenue than last year but far less than the amount budgeted for FY25. “For off-beach parking, we estimate we’ll end the year around $2.9 million; we budgeted $7.1 million,” the county budget presenter said. The forecast showed beach access and parking receipts generating higher revenue than FY24 overall, but the gap between the FY25 budget expectations and updated estimates would increase the general-fund subsidy for beach operations…
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