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Old 12-28-2020, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
I think your information is not factual. All +55 community developers pay the same impact fee. The Villages does NOT get a discount or special treatment.
How many other +55 Developers are there in Sumter County?

The sweetheart impact fee was limited to road costs, and it does not cover other infrastructure necessitated by the Developer's massive expansion of The Villages. To give the Developer even more of a break, the impact fee was set at only 40% of the amount deemed appropriate by the 2019 study, which study, as indicated, was limited to road costs.

If you want to see how understand how badly we are getting screwed, watch the video linked in my post and compare Sumter County with Collier County, a County where the Developer does not control the Commission.

Our tax was increased by 25% for only one reason-- to put the amount thereof into the Developer's pocket by maintaining his sweetheart impact fee. If you are okay with that, fine, but understand what you are okay about.