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10 St. Johns River <br />Water Management District <br />Ann B. Shortelle, Ph.D., Executive Director <br />4049 Reid Street • P.O. Box 1429 • Palatka, FL 32178-1429 • 386-329-4500 <br />On the internet at www.sjrwmd.com. <br />October 6, 2017 <br />The Honorable Rick Scott, Governor <br />State of Florida <br />The Capitol <br />400 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 <br />Subject: St. Johns River Water Management District <br />Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 <br />Dear Governor Scott: <br />In accordance with Section 373.536, Florida Statutes, the St. Johns River Water Management <br />District (District) respectfully submits its Final Budget for fiscal year (FY) 2017-2018. <br />The FY 2017-2018 Final Budget of $160.4 million effectively allocates fiscal and staff resources <br />in a manner that will achieve the District's core mission responsibilities for water supply, water <br />quality, natural systems and flood protection, as well as our continued cost -share partnerships. In <br />addition to property tax revenues, the budget includes funding from state, federal and other <br />sources, including revenue from timber sales, cattle leases and permit fees, and interest earnings. <br />The property tax rate for FY 2017-2018 is 27.24 cents for every $1,000 of assessed property value. <br />The millage rate is about 5.6 percent less than the FY 2016-2017 millage rate. Under a 0.2724 <br />millage rate, the owner of a $200,000 house with a $50,000 homestead exemption would pay <br />$40.86 in property taxes to the District. <br />Budget highlights include: <br />• More than $71 million in cooperative funding, with $3.6 million specifically to support <br />water projects in economically disadvantaged rural communities and for innovative <br />technologies, as well as springs and priority water body protection and restoration, water <br />conservation initiatives with public water suppliers, and projects to enhance the reuse of <br />reclaimed water. <br />• $9.5 million in new state funding for springs protection projects that support local efforts <br />to protect spring flows and water quality. <br />• $7 million for removal of nutrient -rich muck in the Eau Gallie River, a tributary of the <br />Indian River Lagoon. <br />• $8.8 million in state funds for Lake Apopka projects, including enhancements to the marsh <br />flow -way system. <br />John A. Miklos, cHAIRMAN <br />ORLANDO <br />Douglas C. Soumique <br />VERO BEACH <br />GOVERNING BOARD <br />Fred N. Roberts Jr., VICE CHAIRMAN <br />OCALA <br />Douglas Burnett <br />ST. AUGUMN£ <br />Chuck Drake, sECR£rARv Ron Howse, TREASURER <br />ORLANDO COCOA <br />Susan Dolan Janet Price <br />SANFORD FERNANDNABEACH <br />