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Rails to Trails
Cost and Funding Sources
Event Cost Source
Purchase of trail $11.75 million Telecommunication taxes
Ad Valorem taxes
Infrastructure Surtax (Common Cents)
Creation of primitive trail
(Phase I)
$1.1 million Telecommunication taxes
Ad Valorem taxes
Infrastructure Surtax (Common Cents)
Design-build contract
(Phase II)
$14.7 million Infrastructure Surtax (Common Cents)
General Fund revenues
 
     *Utilities portion   *Central county water reuse rates
U.S. Highway 41 sewer force main rates.
Dona Bay and Roberts Bay
trestles design and permitting
$280,000 Infrastructure Surtax (Common Cents)
General Revenues
Capital Improvement funds
Construction $5 milllion TBD
Future amenities (Phase III) TBD TBD
 
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