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Public Works forecasts higher parking revenue, stormwater planning and requests for added maintenance spending
Summary
Director of Public Works Missy Barletta presented a FY2026 operating budget request that includes projected increases in parking revenue, anticipated higher street-lighting costs, a proposal to move roadway preservation into maintenance, and stormwater fund projections and level-of-service requests.
Missy Barletta, director of Public Works, presented the department's FY2026 operating budget at the April 22 Delray Beach City Commission workshop and outlined revenue projections, maintenance responsibilities and several level-of-service requests.
Barletta said the department has eight divisions with 71 full-time and three part-time employees; its responsibilities include engineering, fleet, parking operations, building maintenance, streets and traffic, and stormwater maintenance. She said the city manages 758 fleet assets.
On parking, Barletta projected about $6.5 million in general-fund parking revenue for the year — a 27.4% increase from the prior year — covering meter fees, citations and other parking charges. She said additional revenue streams such as grants, CRA contributions and…
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