Burnt Store Isles committee reviews 2026 budget proposal that would raise total assessment to $1,010

Summary

The Burnt Store Isles Canal Advisory Committee reviewed a proposed 2026 budget and five‑year plan that would raise the annual assessment to $1,010 per lot while funding seawall replacements, riprap mitigation and a land‑acquisition staging fund; committee members gave staff direction on parts of the plan but made no final city‑level approvals.

The Burnt Store Isles Canal Advisory Committee on June 10 reviewed a proposed 2026 budget and five‑year pro forma that would raise the total annual assessment to $1,010 per lot — comprising an $820 operating assessment, a $100 land‑accumulation (staging) assessment and a $90 lock‑removal surcharge — and sought direction to forward the proposal to Punta Gorda City Council.

Committee members said the package matters because it funds immediate maintenance and multi‑year capital projects: nine seawall replacement sites (about $600,000 identified in the packet), riprap mitigation tied to Hurricane Irma funding, inlet and perimeter dredging, and longer‑range items including a proposed channel corner widening study, a land‑acquisition project estimated at $500,000 for staging, and a channel corner widening estimate of $925,000.

Brad (department presenter)…

Burnt Store Isles committee reviews 2026 budget proposal that would raise total assessment to $1,010

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