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Committee discusses funding options, potential local historic-preservation ordinance and move away from 'reactive' budgeting
Summary
Council members discussed mechanisms to fund local projects — including special-area taxes, grants and a possible local historic-preservation ordinance to unlock state/federal incentives — and the treasurer pledged to stop operating on a 'reactive' budget while urging grants be exhausted before proposing taxes.
Committee Chair George reopened unfinished business about funding for recurring local problems such as flooding in County Park and other maintenance needs and outlined options, including a special-area tax that can be levied for up to 20 years within identified boundaries to pay for local improvements.
George explained the special-area-tax process and emphasized it applies only to properties inside the defined boundaries, not…
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