[The Gazette]

Originally published in The Villages Daily Sun Residents’ property tax dollars next fall in Sumter County will continue to support firefighters in The Villages. Sumter County commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday night the county should continue to fund The Villages Public Safety Department through Sept. 30, 2024, while keeping those funds separate from what county uses

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[Romad]

A countywide fire assessment fee will still be collected. A study approved by commissioners last year will explore possible adjustments to that fee. Arnold said the desire is to keep a flat residential rate per parcel, but move to a tiered rate for commercial properties based on square footage.

Since the developers didn’t get their IFD, this is their new way to lower their taxes and raise them for homeowners.

[cromlich]

Originally Posted by Romad

A countywide fire assessment fee will still be collected. A study approved by commissioners last year will explore possible adjustments to that fee. Arnold said the desire is to keep a flat residential rate per parcel, but move to a tiered rate for commercial properties based on square footage.

Since the developers didn’t get their IFD, this is their new way to lower their taxes and raise them for homeowners.

They are building apartments all around us that will be paying no taxes for this and as that feature grows so will our tax bills.

[john352]

The Brownwood apartment complex paid property taxes of $349,455.88 to the Sumter County Tax Collector last year. If property taxes increase, they will increase the rent paid by the occupants to cover the increase.