Advocates and officials around Pinellas County were breathing easier after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $101.5 billion state budget on June 2, a record spending plan that includes millions of
HENDERSON â The city managers in Henderson and Oxford have each submitted fiscal 2021-22 budget requests that would keep property tax rates in their cities right where they are now.
In Henderson, City Manager Terrell Blackmonâs budget request, if adopted by the City Council, would keep the tax rate at 71.2 cents per $100,000 of assessed value. He likewise proposed holding the line on water rates.
All told, heâs asking the council to approve $41.1 million in spending. While ânot all needs are met,â the budget offers âfurther positive steps in areas not funded previously [that] will help the city continue to grow and reach its full potential,â Blackmon said.
OXFORD â Granville County Manager Mike Feltsâ budget request for fiscal 2021-22 would hold the countyâs property tax rate right where itâs been the last four years, at 84 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Felts said the $74.5 million spending plan for the countyâs tax-fueled general fund will continue existing services, but is otherwise conservative in its approach as the region continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
âWe just cannot forecast the direction of recovery efforts at this time,â and in any event officials believe that âduring times of uncertainty it is necessary to retain as much flexibility as possibleâ so they can deal with whatever comes up,â he said.