Selena Griffith, project engineer for the City of Fort Pierce, presented the Infrastructure Surtax Citizens Oversight Committee’s 2024 annual report to the City Commission on Jan. 13, summarizing revenues, expenditures and project progress under the voter‑approved surtax program.

Griffith told commissioners that total sales tax revenue received in 2024 was nearly $3 million and that expenses for the year were nearly $3 million as well. On a cash‑in/cash‑out basis the committee reported an account balance of just over $6 million, a figure Griffith noted does not account for encumbrances, earned interest or expenses submitted after the report was prepared.

The presentation summarized completed and under‑construction projects: city staff reported approximately 12.5 miles of roadway resurfacing completed since the surtax began and about 11 miles of full roadway reconstruction completed or nearly complete, for a combined total near 23 miles of improved roads. Planned projects highlighted included additional sidewalk work (Nebraska Avenue sidewalk project: roughly 0.4 miles of new sidewalk) and coordination of 2025 resurfacing work with Fort Pierce Utilities Authority project schedules.

Griffith said staff is preparing constructability submittals to FDOT for targeted sidewalk and safety funding and will pursue additional state and federal transportation and safety grants where projects can be tied to safety outcomes. She told the commission the surtax program’s initial list of projects — the master project list voters saw when approving the tax — remains the guide for tracking improvements; the commission and staff discussed preparing an updated project list if the surtax is placed back on the ballot in 2028 for renewal.

Commissioners asked about specific projects that appear incomplete on the packet table. Griffith said Avenue D design work is complete for a portion, and staff is awaiting FDOT authorization and grant processing to move to construction. Commissioners noted the high per‑mile cost of reconstruction and discussed pursuing additional grant funds for priority corridors such as 13th Street; Griffith said the city continues to pursue outside funding and will include Thirteenth Street in legislative priorities.

No formal vote was recorded on the report; Griffith submitted the oversight committee’s annual report for the commission’s acceptance and described next steps in outreach and grant pursuit.