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Collier County weighs sales surtax vs. stormwater utility, approves $65M commercial-paper capacity for stormwater
Summary
Staff reported a roughly $305 million five-year stormwater deficit and a FY26 need of about $64.25 million; commissioners directed staff to analyze a sales surtax and a stormwater utility as the primary long-term options and approved short-term commercial-paper borrowing authority to bridge needs.
Collier County staff told the board Oct. 28 that the county faces substantial stormwater capital needs — about $305 million over five years and approximately $64.25 million needed in fiscal year 2026 — driven by aging underground infrastructure and clustered asset lifecycles.
Trinity Scott, department head for transportation management services, described a county inventory that includes 370 miles of pipes, 687 miles of roadside swales and 87 major water-control structures. Scott outlined short-term and long-term funding options: increase the county’s commercial-paper line of credit…
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