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Committee questions whether large water and wastewater projects belong in 1% sales-tax list
Summary
Committee members debated the appropriateness of using the 1% local sales tax for long-term, high-cost utility projects after staff presented several water and wastewater items tied to state permits and SRF funding; grants coordinator said FDEP restrictions on Shell Creek drive plant expansion needs.
A major point of contention at the Jan. 13 meeting was whether long-term utility infrastructure belongs in the 1% local-option sales tax program.
Several committee members argued the 1% tax should be reserved for extraordinary or visitor-facing capital projects rather than multi-decade utility assets. One member said long-term utility investments “seem upside down” for a tax designed to fund projects outside a regular operating budget. Others countered that utilities do…
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