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Old 01-29-2020, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by spk7951 View Post
Recent property tax increase has nothing to do with fire services. That is billed separately as a fire fee. I have been told that the fire fee for commercial and residential, in Sumter County, are the same not a flat rate for residential and a sq ft % for commercial like most counties are. If true then I suspect that is part of the funding issue facing management.
I have voiced my concern with district management regarding the short staffing of fire apparatus.
More and more building coming will mean increasing the fire fee to support proper staffing.
Thank you for this information. I was not aware that our fee structure was like this for commercial buildings. Once again the burden is on the homeowners and the Developer’s commercial properties get a break. How can this be changed? Is it something that new County Commissioners can address?