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Originally Posted by Dond1959
The numbers are not exact, it was around $1.5 million and over $3 million. The point is it is NOT just homes, it is all kinds of businesses. Again, go to Don Wiley’s YouTube channel. He has done the work to show how much various types of businesses will be charged under a 150% increase. I also hope for a compromise that doesn’t hit all new commercial building. But the commissioners have shown no willingness to compromise. Remember, the Villages is doubling the number of homes with all the new homes south of 44. If you don’t think those people will head north of 44 for all their needs you are dreaming.
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The fee for new businesses is a relatively small one time fee. The 25% property tax increase is in perpetuity for the county residents, and becomes the new tax base that future increases compound upon. What is continuously ignored is the stress that the 25% tax increase put on many existing residents, taking away from their disposable income that could otherwise be spent supporting the business going forward. There are clearly two sides to the story, and a reasonable compromise needs to be reached somewhere in the middle.