In order to reduce serious human impacts to the IRL, such as dense algae blooms and massive fish kills, Brevard County Citizens were given the option by the Brevard County Commission to vote on a half-cent sales tax dedicated to restoration of the IRL. Commissioners only agreed to the referendum after seeing the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Project Plan, which lays out a detailed, science-based prioritized plan to reduce Lagoon impacts to sustainable levels. On November 8, 2016, 193,033 county voters (62.4%) approved the dedicated half-cent tax for ten years to fix the IRL.
Working together to Help the Lagoon
