I noticed at the last County Commission meeting that no one quite knew what was in the $25 million in proposed cuts Commissioner Infantini had recommended.  Here they are, for your review. Sheriff and Fire Rescue are affected considerably, as is Parks & Rec, Veterans Services, Mosquito Control and more.

At the meeting, Commissioner Infantini claimed she had not seen this document, and that these were not her budget recommendations.   I appreciate that she was gracious enough to provide me with an original copy of her budget proposal after a quick real-time adjustment to mosquito control cuts.  I've scanned the document she personally handed me as well and you can find it here.

The numbers are the same.  This is the very same budget proposal.

I appreciate and respect Commissioner Infantini's desire to keep taxes low and to fight a millage rate increase, points I agree with.  Lord knows we pay enough in taxes as it is now, and raising the millage will make it more difficult on homeowners and those in real estate and related markets here in Brevard.  But these recommendations are like taking a chainsaw to a budget when a scalpel is needed.  It is entirely possible to cut the extraneous items in the budget while responsibly funding fire and sheriff protection, but this isn't that.

-Joe