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Old 10-07-2019, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by skyking View Post
Being from Ohio I had never heard of impact fees. Doing a little research I found that they were declared illegal in 2012 by the state Supreme Court and considered a tax which had not been submitted to a vote. Roads and other infrastructure expenditures are paid for through realestate taxes as is done in Sumter County..
In Florida, Impact fees are alive and well. Go to the website of any county, and you’ll see what they are in that county.