Crawfordville, Florida – On September 22, 2014 the Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners approved the new County Budget at $42,333,116 and the Millage Rate remains at 8.5000 mills for the 2014/2015 fiscal year starting October 1. “This budget continues to reflect the “living within your means” budgeting and operations as set by the previous Board and the current Board,” said County Administrator David Edwards.
A few of the highlights in the budget are:
- Engineering and construction of a new Wastewater Treatment Plant;
- Capping of the County Landfill;
- Over $600,000 in spending from the one cent sales tax on road paving and resurfacing;
- Reconstruction of the walking trail at Azalea Park;
- Purchase of a new road grader; increasing the fleet of graders to four, in an effort to provide better and faster coverage;
- Construction of the new Shell Point boat ramp and docking facility;
- Three new chest compression units to be used in EMS ambulances;
- New backup generator for the Riversink water system;
In addition, this budget increases reserve funding across the board by over $700,000 which shows recovery and improvement of the County’s financial stability.
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