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Old 08-20-2019, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by bob47 View Post
I think you've hit the nail on the head. The Sumter county commissioners have NOT been fiscally responsible in planning for the future and now have to play catch up. Is it a surprise that large portions of Buena Vista and Morse, for example, need repaving?

And the other significant part of the decision: whether to have the developer and future residents pay a significant portion of the cost of new infrastructure via impact fees, or to have the existing residents pay for new infrastructure required by the developer's plans.
How can anyone responsibly plan for the unknown? The growth here is unprecedented. It is the fastest growing area of it's kind in the whole country according to Forbes.

I still say that with more shoulders to lift the load that the tax increase will not be close to 25%.
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