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Old 09-30-2019, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
Absolutely.


That is why Homeowners need to be engaged in the City/County Budget process, not wait until the taxes are determined to cover the budget.
Many homeowners, including myself, attempted to engage in the budget process. The problem is that we very quickly learned there was no real process, the developers wishes were already a done deal. Yes, they had the information sessions and meetings because they were required to. Unfortunately, our county representatives never showed any respect to, or addressed any of the concerns of the counties taxpayers.