[villages07]

I saw that and was quite surprised. We’ve had years and years of increasing budgets but had the increased tax base to go along with it so that the rollback rate has resulted in modest tax decreases.

What changed? The tax base continues to increase at a healthy clip. I can’t imagine that the budget had to be increased by that much in one year. I would like to hear an explanation directly from a commissioner. 25% seems outrageous. But, a caution. When they present a preliminary budget/tax rate, the final rate can go down but not up. Maybe they are setting us up for a bait and switch. Threatening 25% now, but settling for something substantially lower. Time will tell.

Full disclosure...I haven’t done any further research beyond what is printed in the Sun.