[birdiebill]

There was a more recent article in the Daily Sun about the recent meeting at Everglades Rec Center about the impact fee. Apparently there are several categories of construction that pay the impact fee. The developer of over 55 housing pays one rate. The developer or builder of housing outside of the over 55 development pay a higher fee. The highest impact fee is paid by commercial and retail businesses. The article claimed that the county can not just raise the impact fee on the developer; the percent fee increase occurs across the board on all categories of development. We need more commercial development. We need more housing for workers in the county. We need more retail for those living south of 44. There is a huge UF Health hospital/research development that is approved but in jeopardy if the impact fee on their development goes up.

The increase in taxes was not enormous considering there was NO increase for 14 years. I believe that county network roads should be paid for by the county. The developer should pay for roads WITHIN the residential areas of his development. I like the improvement of the roads from Morse south of 44 down to 501 and then to 470 to the turnpike.