If you read the response the Commissioner provided regarding the proposed 25.6% Sumter County Tax increase as reported
in the newspaper you were being taken to the troth again. There is no mention as to why there wasn't /isn't a "Reserve Fund" that would compensate for being hit with 25% increase in one shot! Do you remember when the Paradise Rec Center was falling apart and when asked to fix it the Developer allegedly said there was no money available as no reserve fund was in place. 4 hero's of the POA stepped in, put their individual personal money at risk, sued the Developer and won $40M. The court, in a fine and wonderful decision awarded each of the 4 $50KPP for taking the risk to protect the resident's. Here we are again..No funds put aside by year to prepare for these normal infrastructure future expenses. Only this time the Commissioner's are trying to get the Residents to pay for their failure's. They make mention in the reporting how fortunate the residents were that for the past 20 years taxes have been low.That's an insult to every resident as these Public Servants used a false sense of balance to get reelected each year. If these same individuals are elected, I think 3 are coming up this year and 2 next then we deserve what we get. They also point out the increases are only in the area of $300+. That, for some fixed income residents is a lot of money and to mention how little it is provides an insight as to the depth of understanding each has for the citizens of The Villages. I have heard that some of the Commissioners don't live in the Villages, Have not seen any with a strong "Financial Background" and at least in one case a Commissioner would not even document his qualifications in the State published statement in the internet? I know there will be a lot of arrow's aimed at this note but so be it! Does anybody need more of an incentive to vote??
