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City told to prepare for state budget wins; property tax and business-rent changes loom
Summary
Lisa Hurley, the city—s Tallahassee-based lobbyist, told Naples City Council on June 14 the Legislature—s budget and tax package will likely bring nearly $5 million in line-item funding to the city — but also contains bills that could shrink local revenue and limit local regulatory authority.
Lisa Hurley, a Tallahassee lobbyist with SPA Partners, told the City Council on June 14 that the Florida Legislature had reached a budget agreement and a separate tax package the weekend before, with votes expected in late June and the governor retaining line-item veto power.
Hurley listed three items included by the Legislature that, if they survive any potential veto, will bring several million dollars to Naples: $550,000 for the Basin 4 stormwater project, $3.75 million for Venetian Bay seawall work, and $400,000 for high-water engines — a total she said would bring “a little under $5 million” to the city pending the governor’s decisions.
Hurley also told…
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