[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by charlie1

The law places a cap on yearly increases in impact fees and requires impact fees increases over the cap be backed by a study justifying the increase before they can be implemented. The fees passed in Sumter County did not have a study justifying the substantial need and to my knowledge there was never even an attempt by the previous commissioners to do a study or even raise them to the allowable cap. I know I personally am glad that there is an annual cap on my property appraisal (which is used to calculate my property tax!) I am also glad there is a cap on the annual increase of the amenity fee. Why does it seem out of line that the state does the same for impact fees! If they were soooooo needed, why didn't the previous commissioners (prior to their
suspension) immediately pass an increase based on the annual cap? To me, this was just a way to work up people with half truths.

The rates that were passed were tied to an existing study.

Your property tax rate is NOT capped which is why the commissioners prior to the suspended commissioners were able to raise the rate by 25%, an amount you and I are still paying.