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Fort Myers Beach budget vote tees up a possible 30% millage hike
Fort Myers Beach council members approved a preliminary budget that could raise the town's millage rate by up to 30% before final hearings.
- When
- Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Where
- Fort Myers Beach
- Official source
- Fort Myers Beach Talk
What happened?
The Fort Myers Beach Council voted 4-1 to approve a preliminary budget with a maximum millage rate increase from 1.0294 mills to 1.34 mills. The source reports the town can still lower the number before September hearings, but the preliminary rate would raise the town tax bill for an average-value home from about $566 to about $737 before homestead exemptions. Officials tied the budget to emergency reserves, canal dredging study funding, staffing, and hurricane-related revenue losses.
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