Please watch Don Wiley's video on this subject before you post so you actually understand what the fee is, why it went up, etc. He explains things pretty clearly, especially in the Q&A section where he answers EVERY QUESTION! I sent a PM to him asking if we're paying for the "family district, schools, and Eastport commercial areas." I also asked if each CDD pays its own way once established or do we share cost with all future CDDs, and he kindly sent the following reply:
"The commercial CDDs also will pay into EMAC. Family CDDs are not a part of the EMAC, neither are the schools. Each member CDD pays a proportional amount of the total EMAC expenses. Costs will ultimately go up due to inflation, the goal is to mitigate the impacts by volume buying. If they were to do away with EMAC you would see a large increase due to higher contract costs and higher administrative overhead costs. The risk mitigation of EMAC is the big winner for all - if there's a huge expense (fire, lightning strike, sink hole, etc) that occurs with the EMAC serviced properties then that risk/cost is spread to all districts. while you may pay a little more next year because something happens in another CDD under EMAC, if it happens in your CDD the next year you don't have to absorb all the costs, it keeps the assessment from yo-yoing every year."
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