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Originally Posted by Bilyclub
No, you didn't answer the question which is why would they recommend a no vote ? They have a lot to gain from recommending the yes vote. They can not educate me because they're standard answer is that's up to the Sumter County Board of Commissioners. I still find it hard to believe that a lurker for 20 years all of a sudden decides to get an account and start posting here. Somebody with a start date of June 2022 __________________________________________________ _____________________.  By the way, I still haven't decided, but some pushy posters here are really bringing out the no vote in me. |
I believe she said to educate yourself.
Depending on the what the question is, the answer, "that's up to the Sumter County Board of Commissioners," could be exactly right.
If the question is, "what will my tax bill be?" that answer depends on quite a few things. Your tax bill is made up of:
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Property tax: Determined by the value of your property as set by the property appraiser and the tax rate set by the Sumter County Board of Commissioners
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School tax: Determined by the value of your property as set by the property appraiser and the tax rate set by the school board
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Water management fee: Determined by the value of your property as set by the property appraiser and the tax rate set by the SWFWMD board
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Maintenance fee: set by the CDD board
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Bond: Set by the bank and adjusted based on the investment decisions made by the CDD board
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Fire Assessment: $124 but I believe there is currently a $125 cap that can also be raised.
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IFD assessment: (there have been dozens of posts about this and an online calculator to use)
So the answer to "what will my tax bill be?" or even, "how will my tax bill change?" something the fire department just cannot answer. Not because anything is being hidden and not because of some conspiracy. It cannot be answered by the fire department simply because the IFD will have control over only a small portion of the bill.
Decisions by the Sumter County Property Appraiser, Sumter County School Board, and Sumter County Board of Commissioners will have much more impact on your tax bill than than the IFD will have.