Don’t be enthusiastic too soon. The last time there was a landslide vote to elect two county commissioners, wresting control of the county board in favor of residents, the Developer figured out a way to get the two indicted for short phone calls prior to board meetings, third degree felonies. Then their good friend Governor DeSantis replaced the two duely elected officials with Developer-friendly replacements. One of the indicted commissioners plea-bargained and the other is awaiting trial.
The main campaign plank of the two anti-Developer candidates was to repeal the 25% increase in Sumter County property taxes for use in building the roads and infrastructure necessary for the Developer to continue to build further south in The Villages. Prior to that, the Developer had paid for infrastructure expansion himself.
The Developer almost always gets what they want. It’s only a matter of time. And they definitely play hard ball.
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