Continuation of Half-Cent Surtax for Roads, Water Quality and Natural Area Protection, and Public Safety
What does this measure do?
Supports: Environment and Public Health, Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Renews the county sales tax for five years to fund roads, clean water, land protection, parks, and fire and sheriff equipment. Shoppers keep paying the existing half-cent county sales tax.
Proposed by: Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners
The county’s governing board seeks to keep the sales tax funding roads, water and land protection, public safety, and parks.
A YES vote means
Keep the existing half-cent county sales tax from January 2027 through December 2031. Shoppers continue paying it to fund roads, water and land protection, parks, and public safety equipment.
A NO vote means
Let this half-cent county sales tax expire at the end of 2026. Shoppers stop paying this tax, and it no longer funds these county projects.
Sources: santarosa.fl.gov · votesantarosa.gov
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