As I have stated before I have neither a county or developer preference, just a need to stay openminded with eyes and thoughts to the best answer for as many people as can be. Keep facts out there, not opinions, hearsay and the whole truth with a little bit of optimism and also a fair bit of vigilance. Attached below is the link to 2019 Florida Impact Fee Act. I know it is a little hard to read but it also can answer questions/statements that have been posed in this thread. After reading this then go download the Sumter county budget and read it. It is very long and detailed and a great way for an old CPA to spend time in front of The View(aaaaagh). The Act has quite a few things you can and can not do. Have fun and let us know what you say after reading them both. There are a lot of possibilities to for making the future better for the county and that should be the focus. Remember a higher impact fee is a one time payment, if there are no houses built after x date what do you do to finance the future of this county. Have blasted many companies in the past who fired workforce and then said look we made money this year, first question is how are you going to make money next year, fire the employees that are left or think outside the box for new products, ongoing savings, new clients, etc... Remember that you can not look solely at yourself and your neighbors to determine the effects something will have but on the county/society as a whole. Go ahead I am ready for the bashing that will come but hopefully logical and workable solutions come about for as many as possible.
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