Appears Sumter County is learning from other parts of the US i.e. NJ increased the gas tax by 25 cents per gallon without a referendum by the residents. A number of other States, Counties and Municipalities have the authority to impose increases on any number of services and taxes almost at will. There is no quantitative justification for the significant increase in millage rate from 2019 to 2020. I agree with a number of other comments, this appears to be a typical Bait and Switch Tactic that should not be dismissed lightly by our residents. As an aside, we have a corner lot in The Villages and between The Villages mandatory set back and Sumter County mandatory set back, we lose control on > 30% of our land area but pay the full land area value in taxes.
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