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Originally Posted by Ohiogirl
or wherever you moved from. There are multiple reasons why property taxes in Florida are so low (schools, libraries and trash collection are some reasons).
We are seasonal, although Florida residents, and I am very thankful we have access to the Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Library system, always ranked one of the top 5 (this year I think #1 again).
We do appreciate the low property taxes here, but in some cases you get what you pay for. Would probably be worth the drive to Gainesville (suggest combining it with a stop at Trader Joe's and maybe the Botanical Gardens there or walk around U of F's campus or maybe a stop for lunch/shopping in Micanopy, although it's been a few years since I've been there).
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You do get what you pay for in the end. I consider myself extremely fortunate to live in TV despite having grown up in the Boston area.
I can access any library resource I really want or need - some for cost - many by private companies. I just don't understand all the hand wringing about a software access program to read a book that is likely otherwise available. Are we so into the fast food culture that a book you can hold in your hands is a piece of trash? Live in Gainesville if that suits your needs.
This isn't Gainesville, Boston, NYC or wherever it is that we are missing. I read/skim 5 newspapers a day. My favorite is the Daily Sun. There is just something about holding and folding a news paper each day.
And I am absolutely happy to be here.
And PS - there isn't anything wrong with the trash collections here. You can actually have a conversation with the men involved if you try.