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1st Budget & MSBU Public Hearing · 2026-09-08 · agenda_packet

[6495 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida (meeting location)] Santa Rosa County FY2027 Budget Workshop and MSBU Public Hearing held September 8, 2026, at 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida. The agenda included discussion of new MSBUs, MSBUs with changes, adoption of the FY2027 MSBU Rate Resolution, and the FY2027 Tentative Budget. New Lighting MSBUs: Jubilee Phase 101 Street Lighting MSBU (District 3) at $200.00/$65.00 per lot for 83/260 lots, and Santa Rosa Industrial Park Lighting MSBU (Districts 2 & 3) at $40.00 per acre for 995 acres. No new Public Works MSBUs. MSBU changes include Bay Point Boulevard Road Paving MSBU reduced from $320.24 to $170.00 per lot, North Stormwater Maintenance MSBU decreased from $35 to $30 per parcel (parcels increased from 1,721 to 5,818), South Stormwater Maintenance MSBU decreased from $71 to $65 per parcel (parcels increased from 1,898 to 3,529). The FY2027 MSBU Rate Resolution lists 110 existing street lighting MSBUs, 12 existing improvements/maintenance MSBUs, and fire protection rates. The Final Budget Hearing is scheduled for September 22, 2026, 5:30 PM at the same location. No public comment sentiment is recorded in the document. [6495 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570 (for the public hearing location)] The document is a Santa Rosa County, Florida, FY2027 tentative budget and millage rate adoption package. It includes a budget document with line-item appropriations for various funds, a resolution to adopt tentative millage rates, and DR-420 and DR-420MM-P forms for the County BCC Operating and Law Enforcement MSTU. The proposed FY2027 operating millage rate for the Countywide is 3.8850 mils, which is 2.98% above the rolled-back rate of 3.7727 mils. The proposed FY2027 operating millage rate for the Law Enforcement MSTU is 2.07 mils, which is 2.78% more than the rolled-back rate of 2.0141 mils. The proposed aggregate millage rate is 5.7360 mils, which is 2.42% above the rolled-back rate of 5.6004 mils. The first public budget hearing is scheduled for September 8, 2026, at 5:30 PM CST at 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. The document also lists numerous MSBU lighting districts with budgeted amounts, and capital project line items such as 'NAVARRE COMM ACCESS RD', 'EAST BAY BLVD DRAINAGE', 'PINE BLOSSOM DRAINAGE', 'BAGDAD MILL SITE', 'SWENSON PARK', 'JOPPA RD/FOOTBALL', 'NAV BCH LIFTSTATIONS', 'FORESTWOOD DR PAVING', and 'BAY PT BLVD PAVING'. The resolution is to be adopted on September 8, 2026, with a vote of ____ yeas, ____ nays, and ____ absent. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.