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Originally Posted by Normal
We allocated 59 million for the Sumter County Sheriff’s office next year. They hired 15:new personnel. Some of this is redundant if you live in Wildwood or Lady Lake who already have their own police forces already. It’s the redundancy that needs to go away.
When this gets on the ballot, and it will, do you really see a majority saying they want to keep paying property taxes?
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There is no redundancy. There is a Wildwood PD that services city of Wildwood, a County Sheriff that services the county outside the city, and a mutual aid agreement in case it is needed. If the Wildwood PD went away then the Sumter County Sheriff would need to staff up to cover the gap.
As far as property taxes go, there is no "this" to get on the ballot yet. There is a pitch by the Governor that few in the legislature are going to disagree with but it is only a pitch with no details behind it. When a real proposal is made that can be analyzed for its impact on services, then we'll see how many get behind it.
If you go fishing with offers of free stuff you'll get a lot of bites, even when the end result is bad.