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Old 10-02-2019, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Advogado View Post
I am not anonymously complaining. My name is listed above, and yours?

The point is that infrastructure expansion like we are experiencing is normally paid for by the developer responsible for it. Here the Developer's toadies on the Commission have not increased the per-existing impact fee (already a sweetheart rate) by 1 cent to cover it. They have increased taxes instead.

Don't you see what is going on or are you somehow connected with the Developer?
Scot, thank you for listing your name, and for your clear headed analysis. It is clear to me, that there are people on this forum that are very "pro" developer. They never, ever, let something go by that questions the developer without making excuses. Their posts look like advertisements for The Villages where the Developer is like a benign dictator that can do no wrong. Someone commented that a post "smelled like the POA". Thankfully, we have the POA to look out for us and give us a more balanced perspective of what is going on. I think, at least one poster on this board "smells like the Developer". And anyone who pays attention can easily figure out who that is. And that is okay, but people need to be cognizant and look at all sides of the equation before making up their minds.