[justjim]

After a bit of research, it appears that Sumter County had a $397.00 fire rescue impact fee that was rescended in September 2012. I did not know that! In addition, there appears to be an impact fee for roads---and the amount is rather confusing but commercial pays so much a sq.ft. And it appears that residential homes do too. Lake County as noted in the OP, just put into place a $500.00 impact fee on each new house, however, all TV new home construction is in Sumter County. Nobody, including me, wants to pay more taxes (fees) unless there is a darn good overall benefit to the community. So, newbie's from 2005 until September, 2012 paid a fire rescue impact fee. New homes subsequent to that do not pay the fee. I have been told that the new fire houses do not have EMT'S. The next few years there is going to be considerable growth in south TV along Rt 44 and the near Brownwood Area. Macy's, Dillard's, Costco, HH Gregg and others---who knows what the future holds. 200,000 plus with other non-village subdivisions in the area not unrealistic at all for this area of Central Florida. Fortunately or unfortunately, the newbie's don't have to pay the $397.00 impact fee for fire rescue in Sumter County. If and when the growth comes, it will be too late to be our problem.