Event Brief
Pinellas advances FY27 budget with tax rate cut
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Pinellas County commissioners tentatively approved the FY27 budget, lowering the countywide property tax rate while preserving funding for the Weedon Island and Shell Key preserves. The plan closes a $6.026 million gap by holding reserves flat, adjusting parking fees, and making internal operational changes. A final hearing is set for Sept. 24 before the Oct. 1 start.
WHO: Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners; Pinellas County officials
WHAT: Tentative approval of the FY27 budget with a countywide property tax rate cut and continued preserve funding; second public hearing scheduled to adopt final millage rates.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM ET
WHERE: Pinellas County, Florida
WHY: The county held a required budget process vote to tentatively approve the FY27 budget and millage rates ahead of a final public hearing.
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