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St. Lucie County extends local option fuel tax for one year and adopts notice of intent
Summary
The commission extended its local option fuel tax for one year and adopted a required notice of intent so the county may continue collecting the tax used to fund road improvements.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners voted May 20 to reauthorize the county's local option fuel tax for one additional year and adopted a notice of intent required by state law.
County attorneys explained the tax has funded road improvements for many years and the current authorization expires at the end of the year. The board approved an ordinance to extend the local option fuel tax for an additional year, and then adopted the notice of intent to levy — a state procedural requirement when no interlocal agreement is in place — before the June 10 filing deadline.
County attorneys noted a typographical correction in the draft notice and amended the resolution accordingly. The votes on both the ordinance extension and the notice of intent were unanimous.
What happens next: the county will continue to collect the tax under the one‑year extension and staff said they will follow required state procedures for notice and implementation.
Ending note: the brief public hearing drew no public comment and the board provided unanimous approval.
