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Old 05-20-2021, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
Impact Fee threads are always entertaining.

The Three ran on one thing and only one thing......Increase Impact Fees & Reverse the 25% Property Tax Increase. Day One, they decided to pick a fight. Problem: they came to a gun fight with a knife. No plan, No experience, No knowledge. Doomed to fail prior to getting elected. The Three got an education and got their a**es kicked.

Unfortunately, Villagers didn't stop and realize The Three had No plan, No experience, No knowledge and voted for a guaranteed failure. Empty campaign promises.

Thanks for the entertainment.
I don't think the entertainment has ended? I think there are legal considerations under way, in respect to this new state legislation. And TV isn't alone in this, as I think there are other local municipalities considering challenges to this.

The Impact Fees issue was only a part of the 25% tax increase, so I don't think a complete rollback was ever promised. HOWEVER, with all the propaganda being spewed about how perilous this Impact Fee(being sold as a Tax Increase) would do to the local economy, I now feel the Commissioners should COMPLETELY remove the 25% increase, restoring/resetting all budgets to pre-2019 levels, then start over! THEN, we'll see what all these expert economists say(i.e. The Daily Rag), when they have to come back to the well for more money(i.e. tax increase)?!!!