Lee County will consider a new MSBU tax for Gasparilla Island if new parking restrictions impact beach renourishment funding. The recently passed parking ordinance will possibly involve the imposition of a new tax on Lee County property owners on Gasparilla Island to pay for beach renourishment.
Currently, Gasparilla Island’s beach renourishment is fully covered by federal and state aid, and Tourism Development Tax money.
“When the federal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or USACE) and state (Florida Department of Environmental Protection or FDEP) get ready to contribute to the county’s next beach nourishment project, county staff will do an analysis based on the amended parking ordinance approved Aug. 5,” said Betsy Clayton, public information director for Lee County, after the ordinance was passed…