Brevard Commissioner John Tobia Presents Possible Reallocation Scenario to Accommodate $30 Million Tax Gift Granted Driftwood Capital

Gift would be paid for out of the existing statutory allocations of tourism tax funds

BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FLORIDA – Brevard County Commissioner John Tobia attended the Tourism Development Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the government center in Viera to present a possible concept for the reallocation of tourism tax funds with the addition of the $1 million per year gift to Driftwood Capital.

With his presentation, Commissioner Tobia wanted to convey a possible way in which funds from the TDC may be reallocated to accommodate the $1 million gift granted by commissioners Rita Pritchard, Curt Smith and Kristine Zonka during a vote at last week’s county commission meeting. Tobia was the lone dissenting vote.

Commissioner Tobia said during the meeting this was just a starting point in order to begin thinking about how the $1 million gift would be paid for out of the existing statutory allocations of tourism tax funds.

The below graphic illustrates Tobia’s proposed change in the allocation of tourism tax funds with the addition of the gift to Driftwood Capital:

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