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Okaloosa surtax fund balance $54M; commissioners approve trail, road-capping and shoreline repair projects
Summary
Okaloosa County commissioners accepted the annual infrastructure surtax report and approved matching and construction allocations Feb. 4, including a College Boulevard multiuse path match, $4 million for road capping and a shoreline restoration contract for Veterans Park.
The Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 4 accepted the Infrastructure Surtax Advisory Committee's annual report and approved multiple project allocations using surtax and matching funds.
Matt Turpin, chair of the surtax advisory committee, told the board the committee reviewed fiscal year 2024 activity for the voter-approved half-cent infrastructure surtax. Fiscal-year 2024 revenue exceeded $22 million; since the surtax started the county has collected about $114 million and spent roughly $63.7 million. Turpin reported a current fund balance of approximately $54 million and said the surtax has drawn nearly $4.2 million in…
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