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Originally Posted by kansasr
We all balked when it was finally revealed what it would actually cost to get the fire and ambulance services we asked for. Home owners didn’t like the 100% increase in our fire fee and business were up in arms about the huge increases proposed for basing their fee upon their size.
So we are back to paying for our fire & ambulance under the old system of a set fee per property and money from our ad volarem taxes. And there isn’t enough to pay for all we wanted.
Welcome to the real world of The Villages where there is a cost associated with all that we enjoy and maintaining these services is only going to keep getting more and more expensive.
We have a choice. We can pay for it, or not.
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Maybe the next time the independent fire district is on the ballot, people will learn the facts rather than succumb to anti-developer hype.