August 2018 - Neighborhood Connections

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University of Florida/IFAS Extension Manatee County Master Gardeners Unveil New Mural for Rose Garden A new mural was unveiled last month at the Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service, part of a beautification project in the Master Gardeners’ Rose Demonstration Garden. Local artist K-Lyn Martell designed and painted the mural that was funded through a grant from the Manatee River Garden Club. The rose garden exhibits varieties and cultural practices that work for Florida. It is part of the Educational Gardens maintained by University of Florida/IFAS Master Gardeners on the grounds of the Extension Service. Included in the plantings are old garden roses, hybrid teas, shrub and miniature roses, floribundas, polyanthas, grandifloras, and large climbing roses. Guided tours of the Educational Gardens are offered every third Tuesday of the month at 10:00 am or by appointment. Call the Master Gardener Plant Diagnostic Clinic at 941-722-4524 to schedule a tour. An annual plant sale fundraiser is held in the Gardens on the first Saturday of October. FDOT’s Central Manatee Network Alternatives Analysis (CMNAA)-Alternatives Feedback Survey The CMNAA study is defining projects that support mobility, safety, economic development, and quality of life goals in Manatee County. Pro vide feedback to be incorporated in the final CMNAA project documentation here: bit.ly/fdotcmnaa More information about the project can be found at www.swflroads. com/study/CMNAA/ or by contacting the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District One Project Manager, Lawrence Massey, at Lawrence.Massey@dot.state.fl.us. Provide feedback on pending land use regulation amendments The Board of County Commission and County staff are currently reviewing the entire development review process within the Comp Plan and the LDC with the intent of providing process improvements applicable Countywide. We are specifically looking at ensuring consistency between the documents and creating development standards to ensure development review is meaningful, consistent, and predictable for staff, the developer, and the citizens of Manatee County. To learn more go to: bit.ly/mcgplan<strong>2018</strong> Manatee County’s annual budget process begins with $1.4 billion recommended budget County Administrator Ed Hunzeker rolled out a recommended budget for next year that will pay for 12 new Sheriff’s Office deputies 8
and cover a host of infrastructure projects including a new Lincoln Park Pool, extensions for 44th Avenue and improvements for Canal and Moccasin Wallow roads. Property tax rates are proposed to remain unchanged for the 12th consecutive year. Hunzeker announced next year’s proposed budget to the County Commissioners today. The gross budget for next year is a recommended $1.4 billion, which includes reserves, internal services and transfers. The net budget of $723 million is buoyed by an estimated 9 percent growth in the tax base. He outlined four broad priorities for Commissioners to consider as the summer budgeting process begins. The Recommended Budget prioritizes the County Commission’s longstanding commitment to law enforcement and public safety. Hunzeker also proposes investment in County employees by continuing to address stress in the workforce caused by increased demands for services from an expanding population. Rounding out the priorities are a large investment in infrastructure improvements and a phased budget approach to offset impacts of a proposed reduction in property taxes. “We must also plan for another significant reduction in local revenues looming next year,” Hunzeker said. “This year we present (Commissioners) with the second year of a three-year plan to invest in one-time expenses to avoid a substantial reduction in revenues we expect in 2020.” The anticipated shortfall comes from the ballot item this fall that asks voters to consider a new property tax exemption that would apply to assessed values between $100,000 and $125,000. If approved, the exemption will mean an $11.1 million annual reduction to the County’s revenues beginning in 2020. Next year’s budget proposal calls for $1.8 million for 12 new Sheriff’s Office deputies and their equipment, two of whom will be funded by the City of Anna Maria Island for additional police in the city. The new positions, combined with increases for employee healthcare, retirement contributions and salaries, equal a proposed increase of $7.3 million, or 6.2 percent for the Sheriff’s Office above the current adopted budget. The total recommendation is $126.7 million for the Sheriff’s Office. The proposed budget would pay for 18 positions in the School Resource Officers Program which maintains the same level the Sheriff’s Office has provided for several years. With associated increases in costs, the Manatee County School Board and the Board of County Commissioners will continue to split evenly the cost of 15 School Resource Officers and three supervisors, at a cost of $1.1 million each. As part of the Administrator’s Recommended Budget, Hunzeker proposes funding for high profile community projects such as the Lincoln Pool, new trails for west Manatee County, the continued expansion of 44th Avenue, long-awaited sidewalks and drainage improvements for Rubonia and enhancements to Canal Road and Moccasin Wallow Road. The budget also proposes to undertake 87 Infrastructure Sales Tax projects by beginning to construct 9
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