‘Pretend and extend’ - City manager gives commission list of projects to be cut under rollback millage rate

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  • North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    North Beach Park is in need of repairs, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross says, but that work is not included in the capital improvements funded by the proposed 2023-24 budget for the city. That budget is based on revenue that would be generated if the commission adopts the rollback millage rate. The rate is scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at City Hall. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    What projects will be cut from the city’s capital improvement plan if the city commission approves a budget based on the rollback rate, as has been advocated by some city commissioners? ...

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