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Longwood workshop prioritizes financial sustainability; commissioners weigh fees, annexation and targeted assessments
Summary
After staff modeling showed a potential $3.2M revenue shortfall under a proposed state property‑tax change, commissioners directed staff to prioritize a five‑year financial stability plan that includes fee and rate evaluations, grant strategy expansion and consideration of dedicated public‑safety assessments.
Longwood’s strategic-workshop elevated financial sustainability to the commissioners’ top five‑year priority after staff warned of steep fiscal risks tied to proposed state reforms and rising capital costs.
Finance Director Dustin Willbright told the group the city ran a What‑If analysis on recent state proposals and found it "would have lowered our taxable income by about $3,200,000." Commissioners and department heads discussed a…
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