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Old 09-07-2019, 10:28 AM
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Default 25.2% tax Increase/Board of Sumter County Commissioners

How about a Re-Call Petition for County Administrator Mr. B. Arnold? Collecting those signatures while standing in line to enter Savannah Center on Sept. 10th.

While reading the distributed POA Bulletin, a few items jumped out:
Contrary to what we have previously read, the State does Not mandate Commissioners salaries. In fact, the Commissioners can Lower them. Right now they are requesting a 9.3% increase in compensation for the wonderful job they are doing!

Get this...County contributions to the School District beyond 1% increase is Optional !!

And then why can't our gasoline tax be used for new road improvements? I think Mr. Arnold states those funds will relieve the gas tax revenue to other road networks. Why not ours?

Mr. Arnold suggests we all read the 300 page document instead of a simplified version been enclosed in our preview property tax bill. No explanations were enclosed. Is The Sun newspaper giving us details? And what justifies our house appraisal increase 2 years in a row?

Even though the Board of Commissioners at their Sept. 10 meeting is scheduled to take a vote on a resolution to pass the 25% Increase BEFORE any Public hearings (Unheard of at a public meeting), come out and show your interest. If you don't, then you have done Nothing to potentially Stop this gigantic % Increase.