- Collier County and its cities are looking for ways to pay for needed capital projects such as bridges and stormwater improvements.
- Marco Island is asking Collier County to consider adding a special sales tax to a voter referendum.
- A 1-cent sales tax in place 2019-2023 brought in more than $500 million for the county, about $21 million of which went to Marco Island.
Marco Island is asking Collier County to put a sales tax request to voters that if approved all Collier residents would pay.
The city is looking for ways to handle continued growth and much-needed capital improvements.
Marco Island City Council sent a letter in February to Collier County Commissioners asking them to add a special sales tax to a referendum, similar to the 1-cent sales tax that was approved by voters in 2019 and continued to the end of 2023. Marco Island received $24.3 million from that tax for capital projects including Veterans Community Park and a new fire station, Interim City Manager Casey Lucius told the Naples Daily News Feb. 10…