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County outlines resident‑initiated MSBU program to speed local road, canal and resilience projects
Summary
Monroe County staff proposed revisions to the MSBU/assessment ordinance to let neighborhoods request and fund improvements — from canal work to road elevation — using county front‑funding and resident assessments, with 50%+1 neighborhood approval required and hardship protections considered.
Monroe County planning and public‑works staff presented a proposed Neighborhood Improvements Program that would expand the county’s existing MSBU (municipal service benefit unit) assessment authority so neighborhoods may initiate and fund projects such as road elevations, drainage pumps, canal restoration, living shorelines, sidewalks and decorative lighting.
Staff explained the program would be a revision to Chapter 22 (an existing assessment ordinance used already for the Twin Lakes road adaptation…
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