Property Tax Revenues Increase 15.3% But Hillsborough County Refuses to Prioritize Funding Roads....Again

 Tampa, Fl

From: Eye On Tampa Bay
Posted by: Sharon Calvert

Hillsborough County's budget is an abomination and taxpayers in Hillsborough County should be revolting.

For the last 15 years, Hillsborough County has refused to properly prioritize road funding, a primary responsibility of local government. Roads are Hillsborough County's largest asset but the County continues to neglect to appropriately maintaining and improving them.

That must change with the FY24 budget. Taxpayers must demand property tax revenues be used to fund roads and transportation.

Hillsborough's budget irresponsibly prioritizes the funding of pork projects, pet projects, a bigger bureaucracy and wants over needs. The budget demonstrates poor governance, lack of transparency and lack of accountability. It is shameful!

In preparation of the FY24 budget, the County held a budget workshop on May 10, 2023. County Administrator Bonnie Wise stated she will be presenting her recommended FY24 budget to the county commissioners at the July 12, 2023 BOCC meeting. 

The video of the May 10, 2023 Budget workshop is found here.  

At this Workshop, Wise states the Budget overview presentation highlights how funding is allocated amongst various uses of the funds. She also highlights the two property tax revenue streams the commissioners have the MOST DISCRETION in "their" spending - the Countywide General Funds and the Unincorporated General Funds. 

Since 2018 property tax revenue increases have averaged about 10.15% per year including a whopping 15.3% increase in FY23. 

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