Sarasota County: continue 0.25-mill land conservation tax through 2049
Sarasota County · Sarasota County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the existing Environmentally Sensitive Lands and Parkland Program ad valorem tax of not-to-exceed 0.25 mill, authorized through December 31, 2029, be continued for twenty years through December 31, 2049, and the program continued to include the acquisition, protection and management of environmentally sensitive lands and the acquisition and management of parkland for conservation and public recreation?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Sarasota County now has a property tax of up to 0.25 mill for its Environmentally Sensitive Lands and Parkland Program, approved through December 31, 2029. This question asks whether to continue that tax for twenty more years, through December 31, 2049. The program would keep buying, protecting and managing sensitive natural lands, and buying and managing parkland for conservation and public recreation. A YES vote continues the tax through 2049, while a NO vote lets it end after 2029.
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