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Originally Posted by Advogado
I am having a lot of trouble understanding your position. A simple question, which you continue to dance around as you criticize the EMS Team as "clueless": Who should pay for the County infrastructure necessitated by the Developer's massive expansion of The Villages-- the Developer or the current residents? Somebody has to pay.
If you answer "both", how should the costs be split? Right now the Developer is paying 40% for the roads and 0% for everything else. The current residents are now paying 60% and 100% respectively. Two thirds of the voters decided that this isn't fair.
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Simple. Both.
What you don't understand, if the Developer pays 100% of the Impact Study Fee .......you will NEVER get the 25% increase reversed. Never. That's what you are whining for. It ain't going to happen.
Also what you don't understand is the timing of revenues vs expenditure for the County. Even with 100% fee schedule, the County would be upside down on cashflow.
I'm for the Developer paying 100% of the Impact Fee Schedule.
The Villages will be glad to pay that schedule as well.
It's only a couple grand price increase per house.
Not sure if it's fair for a developer or a McDonalds down in Linden Florida to pay the fee.
New business will be hit with the new schedule.....fair??.....nope.
Impact Fees are meant for capital improvements, not operating expenses.
Operating expenses are paid by taxes.
Take time to do the math, understand commissioners' charters, County Government, and purpose of impact fees and maybe you will be a wiser voter next time.......rather than pushing and supporting inexperience and a silly promise.
Hope you have a nice day..............one of these days.