The Local Option Sales Tax – Series IV Plan covers all of the city of Pensacola’s capital projects through Dec. 31, 2029. The project allocations total $82,837,954, which means the $9.6 million proposed for the Bayview Center and Boathouse will eat up nearly 12 percent of the funds.
The Bayview Center and Boathouse budget is 58.5 percent of the entire Parks & Rec community center and athletic facilities budget ($16.4 million), leaving no room for any additional community centers for the next 11 years.
The Bayview budget is greater than allocations for
Fire Department: $8.12 million
Police Cars: $7.22 million
Police Radio, Mobile Data Terminals: $7.16 million
Paving: $6.1 million
Improvements to Sidewalks, Intersections, Burgess Road, West Cervantes: $8.34 million
Park Improvements: $7.58 million
Energy Conservations: $5 million
ADA Improvements: $1 million
Economic Development Initiatives: $7 million
Capital Equipment – Parks & Rec, Public Works: $8.53 million
According to FY 2018 budget, Mayor Hayward will have spent $30.2 million of the $82.8 million LOST IV project allocation before the next mayor takes office in November 2018 – roughly 36 percent.
See LOST IV Plan.