Subject:
Title
Resolution Calling for Referendum Election Regarding a Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessment for Road Paving in Canaveral Groves (District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
None.
Dept/Office:
District 1 Commission Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve a resolution calling for a local referendum election concurrent with the November 2024 general election to determine if a non-ad valorem special assessment shall be levied to fund the paving of certain County-maintained dirt roads in Canaveral Groves.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On April 24, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners directed the County Attorney to prepare a resolution calling for a local referendum election to determine if a non-ad valorem special assessment shall be levied to fund the paving of certain County-maintained roads in Canaveral Groves. The Board also directed staff to estimate the costs of the road paving project, evaluate financial options, and approximate the amount of the assessment upon benefitted properties.
Based on currently available preliminary cost estimates and 20-year financing at the rate of 4%, the annual per parcel assessment is projected to be approximately $1,500 per year, or $30,000 over 20 years. Actual assessment rates may vary depending on the apportionment methodology to be approved by the Board at a future date, changes in construction cost estimates during the design phase, and other factors. The following ballot language is proposed for the referendum election:
REFERENDUM TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PAVE CERTAIN UNPAVED ROADS THROUGH THE LEVY OF NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County, Florida, be authorized to levy a non-ad valorem special assessment to pave certain County-maintained unpaved roads within Canaveral Groves at an estimated annual assessment amount of $1,500 per parcel over twenty (20) years beginning in 2025, such ass...
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