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The city of Wildwood welcomes the public to contribute their input on the development of a bicycle and pedestrian master plan. “This is an important project for our city and we want to make sure we get it right,” said Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Kellem. “As Wildwood grows and traffic increases, it is essential

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[RoseyRed]

Originally Posted by The Gazette

The city of Wildwood welcomes the public to contribute their input on the development of a bicycle and pedestrian master plan. “This is an important project for our city and we want to make sure we get it right,” said Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Kellem. “As Wildwood grows and traffic increases, it is essential

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The article does not give the survey link nor the website for the master plan. Maybe the article should have been reviewed before posting.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by RoseyRed

The article does not give the survey link nor the website for the master plan. Maybe the article should have been reviewed before posting.

The link is easily access.

Why bother if the master plan is actually designed….zero input required

[kansasr]

Originally Posted by RoseyRed

The article does not give the survey link nor the website for the master plan. Maybe the article should have been reviewed before posting.

The link is right in the article!

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by RoseyRed

The article does not give the survey link nor the website for the master plan. Maybe the article should have been reviewed before posting.

The article gives both; I have both open on my computer now. Look for the words, "can be found here" then click on the word "here."

[RoseyRed]

Originally Posted by RoseyRed

The article does not give the survey link nor the website for the master plan. Maybe the article should have been reviewed before posting.

my mistake!

[Maker]

Or they can stop raising taxes.
When there is a lot of new building, there is additional tax base, causing additional tax revenue. The "rollback tax rate" is a term that means the next year total tax amount is the same as the current year; and means the tax rate per 1000 is a lower number. Higher tax base (times) lower rate {equals} the same yearly revenue. Anything above the rollback rate is a tax increase.
Keeping the same tax rate IS a taxation increase.
That seems to be Wildwood's motto. Build and we will spend.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Maker

Or they can stop raising taxes.
When there is a lot of new building, there is additional tax base, causing additional tax revenue. The "rollback tax rate" is a term that means the next year total tax amount is the same as the current year; and means the tax rate per 1000 is a lower number. Higher tax base (times) lower rate {equals} the same yearly revenue. Anything above the rollback rate is a tax increase.
Keeping the same tax rate IS a taxation increase.
That seems to be Wildwood's motto. Build and we will spend.

Hopefully they drop resident property taxes. There will be several measures for residents to vote on that eliminate residential property taxes. The state has the work for these state amendments scheduled for Jan 2026 and the votes will be cast in November. We have a fairly good chance this all happens and will be passed. The county will have to wait for revenue from the state just like when roads are done and they are waiting for grant money but it seems inevitable it is done. Apparently school taxes will still be a thing, but there is little political appetite to eradicate them anytime soon.

[Babubhat]

Seems like the only thing I do is figure out how to waste our money on more useless projects like that parking garage. Lower the taxes. That’s your only job

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by asianthree

The link is easily access.

Why bother if the master plan is actually designed….zero input required

Agree, just cause they are asking for inputs don’t mean any will go anywhere.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Babubhat

Seems like the only thing I do is figure out how to waste our money on more useless projects like that parking garage. Lower the taxes. That’s your only job

It's the classic Dilbert paying a consultant to teach you how to put lipstick on a pig.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Babubhat

Seems like the only thing I do is figure out how to waste our money on more useless projects like that parking garage. Lower the taxes. That’s your only job

You couldn’t be more right. Have you driven by the $50,000 per space parking garage lately? There was one car in it last Wednesday. All the other spaces were empty. There are 126 spaces in the 6.6 million dollar garage and only one space in the entire complex was used.

If you are a Villages resident you have to love how they are building a new sewage treatment facility for the municipality even though you already have bought one with your bond you are paying on. The facility on Meggison serves most of District 12 and a 13 yet why not get every taxpayer on the hook for 150 million?

[Maker]

Originally Posted by Normal

You couldn’t be more right. Have you driven by the $50,000 per space parking garage lately? There was one car in it last Wednesday. All the other spaces were empty. There are 126 spaces in the 6.6 million dollar garage and only one space in the entire complex was used.

If you are a Villages resident you have to love how they are building a new sewage treatment facility for the municipality even though you already have bought one with your bond you are paying on. The facility on Meggison serves most of District 12 and a 13 yet why not get every taxpayer on the hook for 150 million?

The parking ramp is more like $90,000 per space. Since there was already over 50 spaces there before the ramp was built, the net cost per new parking spot is a lot higher