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Our primary objective is safety, City Councilman Rey Neville told his colleagues Wednesday. That s what it s all about calming down this traffic.
FDOT could consider converting one westbound lane into a continual right-turn lane between 14th and 20th avenues, said City Manager Monte Falls, who met with state officials last week about Twin Pairs traffic. That could be done without a traffic study, he said.
City officials plan to continue working with FDOT on traffic-calming techniques such as adding pedestrian crossings and adjusting the traffic-signal timing, Falls said. The city also could request Twin Pairs traffic lanes be narrowed from 11 feet to 10- or 10½-foot lanes, he said.
The county imposes a 4% tourism tax, also known as the bed tax, on hotel and other stays of less than six months. Before the pandemic, the county historically generated about $3 million annually from the tax, City Manager Monte Falls said.
The county planned on about $2.5 million in bed taxes for the budget year ending in September, officials have said. With travel rebounding, officials estimate the tourist tax could return to pre-COVID-19 levels, Falls said.
The city has been trying for years to get a share of the money, which is used to promote tourism, but the council now wants to actively pursue it. Councilman Dick Winger tried to address the Tourism Development Council last month, but was too late to get his request on the agenda.
VERO BEACH The proposed stormwater tax has been delayed . again.
Instead, the city will use $500,000 from its $2.5 million American Recovery Act allocation for drainage projects planned for 2021-22.
Delayed implementation of the stormwater tax will help property owners still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Robbie Brackett said at Tuesday s City Council meeting. (The delay) will take the burden off the citizens for this year, said Brackett, who has consistently opposed the tax, arguing it would hurt businesses already struggling because of the pandemic. The council unanimously agreed.
A city stormwater utility was established earlier this year as a way to pay for drainage and infrastructure projects that help protect the Indian River Lagoon. The council decided in May to reduce the tax rate for the first year to address Brackett s concerns about the economic impact.
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