Okaloosa Sets Needs List for Renewed Surtax

Okaloosa sets needs list for renewed surtax

Okaloosa County commissioners unanimously approved a list of proposed projects a renewed half-cent infrastructure surtax would pay for, spending most of the discussion making the case for the tax’s renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Okaloosa Commissioners unanimously approve 'needs list' for half-cent surtax renewal

The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday morning unanimously approved a list of 33 candidate projects that would be funded by the county’s half-cent infrastructure sales surtax if voters renew the program in the upcoming November election. The list, presented by Public Works Director Scott Bitterman, outlines planned projects for unincorporated Okaloosa County’s share of the surtax dollars. It includes road and intersection improve…