[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by Advogado

The real question here is: Why isn't the Developer paying a fire impact fee for each new house he builds?

The massive expansion of The Villages will require a massive number of new fire stations and equipment. Via a fire impact fee, the cost of those should be borne by The Developer and, to the extent the cost is passed on in the form of higher prices, by the new residents. These costs should not be offloaded on to the present residents of Sumter County.

Because the Developer had 5 puppets on the Sumter County Commission for years, he has been successful in offloading on to the present residents the infrastructure costs of his expansion of The Villages. Thus, we had a 25% property tax hike, and the Developer's sweetheart impact fee remained untouched. None of this is mentioned in today's front-page Daily Sun article by the Developer's Minister of Propaganda David R. Corder.

Enough is enough!

I guess you want the developer to pay for one's oatmeal too.