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County lobbyist flags revenue surplus, urges push on real-estate transfer fee
Summary
Lobbyist Will told the steering committee the state appears to be tracking stronger revenues than budgeted and urged continued work on the county’s real-estate transfer tax share effort; he also noted looming issues such as solid-waste proposals and property-tax debates.
County lobbyist Will reported that the state's revenue picture looks stronger than expected and urged commissioners to continue work on the county's real-estate transfer tax-share initiative.
Will said, in the committee meeting, that "the state's looking at 764,300,000 more than was budgeted. That's a 1,400,000,000 growth year over year," and he called the trend "a very positive sign." He also noted the county official orientation program planned at the Embassy Suites in August (transcript phrasing: "August the 20 24th through the 28th") and warned commissioners to expect near-term policy debates about solid-waste proposals, property taxes and possible ballot initiatives that could affect county revenue choices. Chair Harris asked staff and others to continue working on the real-estate transfer fee effort.
Will framed the revenue numbers as context for what the county should prioritize next year, calling school funding, growth-related issues and the real-estate transfer fee among the top concerns.
