Jack Mariano

Property Tax Reform

Potential loss of more than $88.4 million in general fund revenue depending on state reform.

FY 2027 capital budget and five-year CIP

$887,000 loan to the MSBU fund; residents keep paying $100 a year.

Solid waste rates held flat

No increase this year; residential rate stays at $114 per unit.

Board rules of procedure

FY 2027 budget and rolled-back millage

Lower millage rate means slightly lower county property taxes; possible service pressure if Amendment 3 passes.

BCC meeting and public hearing accessibility

Evening meetings could require overtime budget for clerk and staff, not yet quantified.

$156 million hurricane-recovery project list

$156.2 million total project funding, mostly federal disaster grants with $88.7 million from other sources.

Evening land-use hearings

Commission on the Status of Women workplan

Infant child care costs families about $13,000 a year; any county daycare would be a future budget decision.

Pasco 2050 capital improvements workshop (Pasco Invest)

The chapter ties impact fees and capital spending to growth, including septic-to-sewer conversion funding plans.

Value Adjustment Board petition flood

$50 petition fees don't cover the roughly half-hour-to-hour magistrate time per petition.

Mobility fee increase to fund road backlog

The mobility fee increase would raise what builders pay per unit; amount TBD.

FY 2027 Tentative Millage and Fire MSTU Restructure

Total tax bills stay roughly the same this year; the November state property tax amendment could change everything.

County Attorney's Office Procurement Backlog

New Port Richey interlocal boundary and CRA questions

CRA expansion diverts county tax increment to the city's redevelopment efforts.

State legislative impacts on local government

The homestead exemption bill alone could cost the county about $6 million in mandated services in its first year and grow worse annually.

Hazard mitigation grant transparency

Millions in FEMA hazard mitigation dollars are allocated through this list.