I read all the comments. If you think tax dollars are funding a private developers purchase of land, all I can say is wow.
For those saying roll back the entire 25% read Wilson’s comment. It is not happening.
For those who say the 25% increase only helped those south of 44, did you have a memory lapse and not remember Morse and Buena Vista being repaved or the additional police and fire protection?
If you increase the impact fee 100% or 150% (to the max allowed by state law) you will slow down ALL growth, not just the developer, and that will have an impact on ALL of residents in the county. If you want to be Thelma and Louise and drive off the cliff, go ahead.
You put in at least two commissioners who ran as republicans but were truly democrats. At least the third had the brain to slow the car down before it heads off the cliff.
There are basic economic principles going on and saying it will have no impact is just not sound economics. Don’t believe me, how about listening to all the business leaders including the CEO of UF health.
We got a pretty good thing going here in the county, but if you want the cliff awaits.