The Lee County Board of Supervisors is still refining its budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, and despite some looming uncertainty from the state, supervisors say the county remains on solid financial ground.
The Pen City Current reports that at a workshop Tuesday morning, the board reviewed a modified spending plan as the spring filing deadline approaches. Property tax statements are scheduled to be mailed to residents the week of March 16.
Right now, the county is projecting a general fund levy of 12 dollars and 30 cents per one-thousand dollars of assessed valuation after rollbacks. That’s down about seven-and-a-half cents from last year, the third straight year of a reduced levy rate.
Even so, the county expects to collect more in actual dollars, largely due to higher property valuations, which climbed from 1-point-74 billion to 1-point-87 billion dollars assessed.
For fiscal year 2027 Budget Director Cindy Renstrom projects just under 43-point-9 million dollars in total revenue.
