Every time we pay our Sumter County property tax, we are, in substance, writing a check to the Developer in the amount of our 25% property tax hike. That tax hike was enacted by the Developer's puppet Commissioners to protect his sweetheart impact fee.
For a good description of the Developer's latest maneuver to protect that sweetheart impact fee, click here:
In new bill, The Villages win and taxpayers lose - Orlando Sentinel
Keep this in mind when State Representative Hage is up for re-election in the Republican primary, along with the Developer's two remaining puppet Commissioners: Breeden and Gilpin.