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Originally Posted by Jazuela
That's a really myopic perception of the situation there. This isn't about what Villagers have to pay, or don't have to pay. It's about what ALL residents of the entire county, within and without the Villages, have to pay. And what the developer doesn't have to pay, even though other builders in the county have to pay.
As mentioned above: the going rate for "a builder" (generic) to build "a house" (generic) in Sumter County is $2600.
The going rate for THE Developer (specific) of The Villages (specific) is only $901.
As a result, THE Developer is getting around a 65% discount on building in the Villages, which makes it very easy to build in mass quantities. Meanwhile, Joe Builder elsewhere in the County has to shell out $2600 each time he builds a single-family house, so he has less ability to build as much or as quickly as THE Developer.
Basically - THE Developer has a monopoly and is pushing the generic developers, and homeowners, of "non-Villages" Sumter County, out of the county. Their prices continue to go up, but their services don't change. Villages prices remain steady, while the Developer profits because his initial costs are significantly lower.
How is this possible? Because he has strategic placement of "his" pet officials on the County Commissions.
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Okay this is one of those half truths, generalities and let me bend the facts to fit what I want to say. There is no "generic" classification for an impact fee in Sumter county. If a builder builds homes in a Retirement Community/Age Restricted Single Family development they would pay a fee of $901. If the developer of The Villages builds homes in a Single Family development they will pay $2600. If you build an Assisted Living Facility you will pay a whopping $544. You can not in this country, state or county make discriminatory business practices on one company over another.
I would still ask if anything illegal has been done then the courts should be contacted and individuals indicted, charged, tried, removed from office if guilty and put in jail. If you do not like the laws that are set in place change them, change the representatives and be involved up front not after the fact and then gripe.