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Originally Posted by l2ridehd
Perhaps all these grants are why they need a 25% tax increase? Maybe we should get some new people running the county. We do have a majority of the votes in Sumter county. Sumter county has had a windfall of tax revenue with a cost structure that doesn't match the revenue increase. Think schools. Most county budgets have a school budget that runs 50% of the total. Not many of us have school age children so one would think that there should never be a tax increase here. Compare Sumter county taxes with other Florida counties that do have school budgets.
What has happened here is our county elected officials have decided that they have all this money so lets spend it. oops, we need more. Time for new folks running this place that have fiscal responsibility.
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These grants have NOTHING to do with the taxes you pay. It's the tourism tax, and the money MUST be spent to attract tourists.