SPTX RATES - INCREASE STREET LIGHTING

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · ordinance

The document is a legislative item for an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates, and assessments for 219 certain street lighting special taxing districts in Miami-Dade County, Florida for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2027. The ordinance was adopted on July 21, 2026, after being deferred from June 16, 2026, and June 2, 2026, and adopted on first reading on May 5, 2026. The total assessment for these 219 districts is $1,984,910, consisting of 24,890 folios, of which 23,565 folios are increasing by less than $50.00 for the year. The applicant is the Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department. The file number is 260693. The document does not state specific street addresses, parcel numbers, or legal locations for the districts. The document states that the rate increases are necessary to cover utility rate increases approved by the Public Service Commission and contractual inflationary costs, and that some districts have depleted their developer deposits or carryover. The document also states that staff reached out to impacted districts with organized associations to arrange for meetings with concerned residents and hosted an informational town hall meeting, but it does not state specific public comments or stakeholder sentiment.