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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
As I understand it, the people that own those apartment buildings and other rental income properties pay taxes. I would think that the more properties that exist the more tax monies go into the city, town and county coffers to pay for additional police, fire, schools and other essential services.
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I doubt that there is a simple LINEAR relationship between the population of any city or area like The Villages and the tax money NEEDED to be collected. For example, it takes MORE equipment and specialized people to fight 5 story fires than all single story. Most everything has a bell-shaped curve, so some amounts of population would be more or less efficient than some other points. For example, younger families would have more children than senior residents , therefore requiring more schools, classrooms, and buses.
..... A lot of factors would have to be analyzed to determine the optimal quality of life and the most efficient use of taxes. Growth for growth's sake might NOT be optimal.