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Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker
You are absolutely correct.
FYI: Compared to Collier County, the value of Hage's legislation to the Developer is over a billion dollars (at the expense of current residents). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQiReUkH_V4
One of the few good developments regarding this issue is that every Developer-puppet County Commissioner who voted for the 2019 county tax increase to preserve the Developer's sweetheart impact fee has now been tossed out of office-- as has State Representative Hage, who got almost a million dollars from the Developer after sponsoring the legislation tailored to protect the Developer's sweetheart impact fee. |
A billion bucks a year buys a lot of jet fuel. Plenty to go flying off to Montana or wherever to shoot trophy bucks, whether legally taken or not! Montana Poaching Case | News | kulr8.com
Last I heard the developer has three private jets at Leesburg International Airport. I find it quite curious about how a small town general aviation airport serviced by no (zero) commercial airlines gained status as a port of entry. How convenient for the developer! Leesburg International Airport - Wikipedia
Also as long as the developer got away with it issuing municipal bonds although not a governmental entity must have been profitable!
In midst of IRS battle, Villages refunds tax-free bonds with taxable ones – Orlando Sentinel
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