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Price Boulevard widening and surtax surface as budget trade-offs in North Port workshop
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to preserve $50 million in surtax funding earmarked for Price Boulevard phases or reallocate funds to higher-priority infrastructure and public-safety projects; staff outlined CIP timing, FDOT dependencies, and the need to show funding buckets in January budget talks.
The City of North Port's commission used its Dec. 4 strategic-planning workshop to press staff for clearer cost and timing information on major infrastructure projects, focusing special attention on Price Boulevard phases and a $50 million surtax allocation. Commissioners expressed differing views about whether the surtax funds should remain reserved for long-range Price widening or be reprioritized for more urgent needs such as police facilities and utility upgrades.
The debate centered on practicality and timing. One…
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