Santa’s annual tour through Safety Harbor neighborhoods, the city’s Fourth of July fireworks and $145,000 in nonprofit grants are among the community programs that could lose city support as Safety Harbor prepares for the financial impact of Amendment 3.
Santa tours, fireworks among cuts considered in Safety Harbor after Amendment 3
The proposed cuts are part of an initial implementation plan city commissioners are scheduled to consider during a Nov. 17 meeting. The plan also calls for reducing library and recreation hours and programs, cutting support for community events and downtown activities, and freezing vacant positions across city departments.
City leaders describe the measures as preliminary steps intended to build savings while the city gets a clearer picture of how much revenue it will lose.
Amendment 3 passed statewide with about 62% support. In Safety Harbor, roughly 54% of voters supported the measure…