Okaloosa County Referendum to Impose a One-Half Cent Surtax to Fund Essential Improvements and Infrastructure
Source: enr.electionsfl.org
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction
Okaloosa County would keep its half-cent sales tax for 10 more years, from 2029 through 2038, for public safety, roads, bridges, stormwater, and other public facilities, shared with cities. The sales tax you pay would stay where it is, and the county says visitors pay about a third of it.
Proposed by: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (Ordinance 26-03, March 3, 2026)
The county's elected commission passed it 5-0. Florida law requires county voters to approve this infrastructure sales tax.
Source: okaloosacountyfl.iqm2.com
A YES vote means
The half-cent sales tax continues for ten more years and pays for county and city roads, public safety, and other public projects.
A NO vote means
The half-cent sales tax ends after 2028, so the sales tax rate drops and this project money ends.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Sources: okaloosacountyfl.iqm2.com · myokaloosa.com