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Originally Posted by JoMar
As I stated before, I am not in favor of higher impact fees that will slow growth and stop commercial development and have made that clear to the Commissioners (as have many others who can see the larger picture). As with all that run for office, make promises you can't keep and once you learn what your promises will do run as fast as you can. The new wannabe "puppeteers and minions and whatever else you want to label the supporters of the triad" will find that the responsibility of the Commissioners is to grow the economy of the County, keep it's residents safe and promote growth to increase revenue. That will be against the selfish motivation of those that voted them in and now believe the triad should be their puppets.
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This is what I know from viewing this with my own eyes. Prior to the 25% increase the Developer was building at fever pitch rate. Businesses were being built all over the place, so without the 25% everything was pretty much as it had been. Nothing appeared to have slowed things down and there was no shortfall of money in Sumter County as the tax base was continually increasing. My only thought is the Developer needed the extra revenue not for infrastructure but to continue to buy large swathes of land for future development and have the taxpayer pay for it. Maybe all wrong but just my thought on the matter.