Florence County Considers $50 Million Bond For County-Wide Improvements

Florence County is considering taking out a $50 million bond to do a variety of projects from rural infrastructure improvements to land conservation.

The bond ordinance passed its second reading by a unanimous vote of the Florence County Council on Oct. 19 and will be up for final approval at the council’s next meeting on Nov. 16. It will be paid using leftover money from the most recent one cent capital project sales tax, which was approved by voters in November 2020.

County Administrator Kevin Yokim said on Oct. 26 that the county has not yet identified specific projects to use the $50 million on but that any project that uses the money will itself need to go before county council for approval.

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