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Residents urge lower millage and press for road repairs at Port LaBelle CDD meeting
Summary
Multiple residents urged the board to lower the millage rate and prioritize road repairs; staff explained grant limitations for the Special District and how road ownership affects funding responsibilities.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the Port LaBelle board to reduce the proposed millage and to accelerate road repairs. Commenters representing individual addresses and a local home-sales business said higher taxes could slow housing sales and that the district should explore alternatives such as grants, county assistance, or internal cost savings.
General Manager Judi Kennington-Korf responded to public concerns by explaining procedural and funding limits, including that "the district is required to post the audit, agendas, meeting minutes, and budgets on its website" and that as a Special District the community "does not qualify for the State grants supported by gas tax" referenced during the discussion. Staff and the district engineer also explained that some roads are county-owned and therefore fall under county responsibility when signage shows blue county markers; district roads use green signs.
