PORT ST. LUCIE — Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Thursday identified more than $46 million in St. Lucie County’s budget as “excessive, wasteful spending” and called on local elected officials to provide property tax relief.
The county’s General Fund budget has increased by 76.01% since fiscal year 2019–2020, according to Ingoglia.
“Across 17 local government spending reviews, we have seen bloated budgets and excessive spending become the standard for local government bureaucrats,” Ingoglia said. “The residents of St. Lucie County deserve for their elected officials to demonstrate fiscal restraint, but sadly, that is lacking in this local government. I will continue to uphold my responsibility as an advocate for the taxpayers and work so that Floridians see real property tax relief.”…