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Council narrows FY25 surplus choices, asks staff for detailed park list and fast-tracks social-action grants
Summary
With a roughly $5.3 million net FY25 surplus to allocate, Tampa council prioritized parks, stormwater and social-action/arts funding, asked staff to return a detailed, line-item plan on March 26, and approved near-term social-action grants (totaling $500,000 after council adjustments).
Tampa City Council spent a large portion of Thursday’s session debating how to spend a roughly $5.3 million net fiscal-year 2025 surplus, with priorities including parks-and-recreation repairs, stormwater and mobility maintenance, and social-action/arts grants.
Budget analyst Hagar Kopetsky told council the starting point was approximately $5.3 million after risk items and carryover adjustments. "The net amount that we are going to be considering is $5,300,000," she said on the record.
Councilmembers presented competing priorities and district requests.…
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