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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut
Just like every other builder in Sumter County, NONE pay a "fire impact fee". Why? Because Sumter County doesn't have a fire impact fee. This assessment change has absolutely nothing to do with impact fees, it is all about the operating costs and the cost increases caused by the increased ambulance service availability that the residents wanted.
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Nonsense. Money is fungible. Fire-protection expenses not covered by an impact fee on new development are covered by other taxes. The Developer is by far the biggest builder in Sumter County, and Sumter County has no fire impact fee on new building because of the Developer's control over the County Commission and the almost million dollars he paid to disgraced former State Representative Brett Hage.