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Old 08-09-2023, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker View Post
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.
Rather than rolling out accusations, how about some real data? There was a new fire station built in the Villages not too long ago, where did the funding for that come from? The Sumter County budget is public and online. The VPSD budget is public and online. Follow the money. Show where the funds for that new station came from the Sumter budget and my property tax dollars.
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