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North Port commission OKs seeking court review to borrow for police headquarters, community service center
Summary
The commission voted 4-1 to direct staff to seek court-validated borrowing authority for a short list of capital projects, including $25 million to begin a phased police headquarters and funding for a community service center and Dallas White Park (combined projects on staff slide: $9 million).
The North Port City Commission on April 7 directed staff to pursue court-validated borrowing authority for a focused set of capital projects, including $25 million to begin a phased police headquarters and funding for a community service center and the Dallas White Park facility.
The motion, made by Commissioner Stokes and approved as amended 4-1, asks staff to work with legal and financial advisers to prepare a borrowing schedule and supporting materials for judicial validation. Commissioner Petro cast the lone dissent. The vote came after several hours of discussion about priorities, legal constraints in the city charter and competing funding pathways.
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