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Originally Posted by rustyp
The Villages District Office released a chart (page 5 of the attached link) with the proposed tax increase by house type in Sumter County for the new proposed fire district. I was unable to figure out how to copy just the chart thus I will attach the link to this weeks District's bulletin.
Spoiler alert - A designer home per the chart will have a potential tax increase of $290.20 per year.
https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20220421001301 |
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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki
NO - that is not the tax increase. It is the MAXIMUM potential tax increase.
The tax increase… “is capped at one (1) mill which is equivalent to $1 for every $1,000 of the assessable value of residential and commercial properties. This would mean the Board could levy 0 mills or any millage in between to a maximum of 1 mill.”
Theoretically, the county tax should be reduced, since they are not providing fire and EMS service.
A few hundred dollars is a bargain compared to a 45 minute wait for an ambulance.
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Thanks - good point. I modified the original post to "potential" tax increase.