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Dade City commissioners weigh $4.3 million municipal building plan and debate use of reserves

Dade City Commission · March 24, 2026
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Staff presented a $4.3 million concept for a new two‑story municipal building and proposed funding from building funds, Penny for Pasco, CRA and general reserves; commissioners raised concerns about committing undesignated reserves before final design and asked for more detailed capital planning.

City staff presented a concept and preliminary funding approach for a proposed new municipal building at 38052 Pasco Avenue, estimated at $4.3 million, and commissioners debated whether to commit specific funding sources before final design and cost certainty.

Community and economic development director Miss Ralston reviewed the design and a staffing‑based funding allocation: $1,477,000 in current building fund reserves, roughly $330,000 from projected future building permit revenues, about $222,000 from CRA allocations, $1,000,000 from…

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