To my fellow TOTVr's that live in Sumter County: I got this note from a neighbor. Mr Edmonds spoke to our women's group on Monday about One Sumter. We all need to be aware of One Sumter for the upcoming election. The wording is sort of confusing. Keeping One Sumter is vital to protect our interests here in TV. To keep One Sumter in place, you must vote
"NO" on the ballot. My neighbor's note reads...
Hi Everyone,
"OneSumter" is an important issue we should all be concerned about as a proposal to reverse it will be on the November ballot. "OneSumter" means all county residents can vote for all five County Commissioners rather than for only one Commissioner to represent their district. Since "OneSumter" took effect a few years ago, our tax rate has gone down from over
9 mils in 2004 to 5.4 mils in 2008. As a result of "OneSumter," many wasteful county projects have been eliminated and professional county managers have been installed.
Currently, a small group has petitioned to reverse "OneSumter".
This reversal would give more representation to residents in the southern part of the county and less representation to residents living in and near The Villages, who are greater in number and pay more taxes. Many people, mostly living in The Villages and who are new residents of the county, need to know the devastating effect a reversal of "OneSumter" would mean to our county and our taxes.
We need to make people aware that they should vote "NO!" on this proposal to reverse "OneSumter". A group to "Keep OneSumter" needs our financial support to provide mailers, brochures, and media coverage. Please read the attached information provided to me by Ralph Edmonds. If you have any questions, please contact Ralph at 259-0441 or email him at
ralphedmonds@comcast.net .