Over the past eleven years, the Community Investment Tax has generated $993.7 million to fund a wide range of improvements that will greatly benefit our community.The funds are and will be used for capital improvement projects throughout Hillsborough County, including the City of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace in the following areas: education, public safety, transportation, water, wastewater, reclaimed water, stormwater, community stadiums, parks, libraries, museums, and government facilities.
The Community Investment Tax is a half-penny sales tax approved by voters in September 1996. 25 percent of the revenue collected from this tax is designated for the construction of new public school facilities. NOTE: The projects and their costs and status in this current report are as of September 30, 2008.
For information and assistance on the Community Investment Tax projects and all other County construction projects, call (813) 272-5275.
This report includes information on the following jurisdictions and their use of the Community Investment Tax:
Hillsborough County
Since its inception in 1997 through September 30, 2008, Hillsborough County has appropriated $1.1 billion for Community Investment Tax-funded projects. Additionally, the County Commission has committed to funding another $488.9 million in projects between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2016.
Unincorporated Hillsborough County projects that are completed, ongoing, and planned through 2013 include approximately $46.3 million in water/wastewater and reclaimed water projects to meet the needs of our growing community and $79.2 million in stormwater projects to alleviate flooding in the county. In addition, your Board of County Commissioners has added $34.6 million to build, improve, and equip fire stations, $223.9 million in public safety including court improvements and jails, $7.9 million in new social and aging service centers, provided $122.1 million in parks improvements, $82.2 million in government facilities including animal services, and $18.9 million in children services and libraries.
The County Commission also has made a commitment of approximately $976.9 million to improve the County transportation program including bridges, intersections, sidewalks, and road improvements projects.
Some of the major projects that were completed in FY08 using the County’s CIT funds include the Tampa Bay History Center, the new Medical Examiner’s facility, the Brandon Regional Service Center, capital construction improvements at Lowry Park Zoo, Phase V of the Falkenburg Road Jail Expansion, and the new Fairway Boulevard bridge over Flamingo Canal in Apollo Beach.
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