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Originally Posted by Maker
Why was this statement NOT MADE in a commissioner meeting? In an open forum with all commissioners present, and in full compliance with communication laws.
Factual information that was never presented.
It describes two fully separate independent kingdoms. No tax money from one gets used for the other. I think that's what everyone wanted.
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The issue was not a Sumter County issue. The Commissioners withheld comment to allow the Villages residents to come to their own decision.
Two separate departments with separate funding mechanisms is exactly what was presented... many times. Even the Sumter County proposed budget showed the separate funding for the out years.
The only thing that was not presented was how it would affect non-Villagers. However, that was not the concern of the IFD vote. The IFD vote was only to determine if Villagers wanted their own separate district. Facts were provided, statements were made questioning the honesty of those providing the facts, the phrase "pig in a poke" was thrown around, the vote was taken, and here we are.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.
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Last edited by Bill14564; 08-05-2023 at 10:30 AM.
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