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Originally Posted by Happydaz
Yes someone does stand to gain, the homeowner! No way am I going to vote for a $500 increase in my taxes and the creation of a commission that is not answerable to The Villagers. The governor appoints these people they are not elected. Why would I approve something that will add $500 to my tax bill when I don’t know yet how much Sumter County will reduce my taxes by? For example, let’s say my designer home costs me $500 more to have a separate Villages Fire Department (The ambulance service has already been folded into our local fire stations so that is not an issue in this election.) Later Sumter County looks at the next tax season and decides they may need new schools with all the new homes and apartments being built so they only reduce my taxes by $200. So this new Villages Fire Department ends up costing me $300 extra. Who is going to gamble on setting this up without knowing how this will all play out. No businessman I know would enter into a deal like this without knowing all the costs involved. Why should I trust another government commission to administer my fire department? I need more facts and exact dollar amounts before I would favor a separate fire department.
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Wow.......please do a little research on things work.
