The letter could have been written better.
It appears The County Commission has the right to adjust the fire protection assessment up to a maximum. The maximum allowed right now is $125.
The proposal is to raise the maximum allowed from $125 to $360.
This does not mean my assessment will increase, it only means that it can be increased without another public hearing.
Last year my assessment was $124 (or $1 under the maximum). On the one hand I could imagine my assessment would not increase since I'm in an established community that is not growing and therefore does not require additional funds to provide the same fire protection service. On the other hand, I've heard that song before in the State I lived in previously and watched as my assessment grew to reach the new maximum.
If approved, the change in the maximum does not mean my assessment will increase but it means it can increase and my experience has been that taxes and fees generally grow to fill all available space, at least for homeowners.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.
Victor, NY - Randallstown, MD - Yakima, WA - Stevensville, MD - Village of Hillsborough
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