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Brevard staff outline surtax renewal framework; ICOC favors shorter iterative plan, ET recommends modern‑classroom refresh
Summary
Facilities and technology staff told the school board on Oct. 28 they are building a conservative surtax renewal plan focused on deferred building‑system needs and recommended an iterative, shorter‑horizon approach; the citizens oversight committee advised an annual "add‑a‑year" process rather than fixing a 10‑year program now.
Brevard County Public Schools staff presented an initial framework on Oct. 28 for the district’s sales surtax renewal plan and its relationship to capital and operating funding.
Facilities staff said they used conservative revenue assumptions for planning and that gross sales tax receipts have trended in the $66–68 million range annually; charter school shares (about 14%) reduce the district’s net. Staff emphasized that major new construction (for example, a middle‑school replacement) can consume a year’s worth of surtax receipts and that the initial surtax…
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