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Originally Posted by Normal
So true! We can even include that Sumter county further reimburses the developer for roads (50 million plus last year) and cities like Wildwood are building more infrastructure with higher taxes. A great example would be the sewage treatment plant that is now almost 150 million in costs for construction in Wildwood. An item the Villagers already purchased for their residents with their “bond” that was included (many are still paying for) in the development. Now they are double dipped upon for the Municipality’s need to enhance their own capabilities.
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I'm not sure the cost of any wastewater plant was included in the bonds levied on individual properties. I can't imagine how the cost would be apportioned between existing homes, planned homes, and future expansion on property that had not even been purchased yet. The bond should cover the infrastructure necessary for your surrounding area (usually a CDD) and not the central utilities that will service a much larger area.
The WUDD may have issued bonds to purchase a wastewater plant. If so, then those would be paid through water and sewer rates, not a bond attached to a home.
Double dipping typically refers to charging twice for the same thing. If they are increasing taxes to pay for a new wastewater treatment plant then that certainly cannot be the same thing as the fees you are paying to utilize the existing treatment plant. You may be paying for both an old plant and a new one but you aren't being taxed (or charged fees or made to pay a bond) twice for the same thing.
Sure, you might be unhappy that as a resident of the city you are being taxed to pay for something you might never use but that is not unusual. As a resident of Sumter county I am taxed for a school system I will never use, for county fire services I will never use, and any number of other services that Sumter county provides that I may never use. That's part of being a resident of the County. Unfortunately for many, the City of Wildwood got into the game with their own set of taxes.