Don't just look to it. Run for it. I would love to see how everyone here responds after they are in those shoes. Lol!

Sumter County is so corrupt, it's like a town in a bad movie. Between commissioners who reside in the developer's pocket, and the leaders in Wildwood who say yes to everything that will line the town coffers, this place is becoming unlivable. When all the new houses, and apartments are finished the roads will be impassable because of the traffic.

I love it here and I enjoy everything the developer has made happen. So many move here then complain on how bad things are here. Simple answer, get the air stream on the road and head back north.

LOL
Sometimes a simple logic says all
We need some elected officials who are not supported by the developers

I agree about looking forward to the next election for the EMS team. They are just puppets for the POA and will do whatever they are told to do.

Thank you for explaining what an “impact fee” is

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It's just semantics, at the end of the day, taxpayers pay.

Impact Fees FAQ: What Are They, Who Pays Them and Why | Development and Taxes.

Impact fees are a one-time tax imposed on all new residential and commercial construction by local governments to defray the cost of growth’s “impact” on vital services such as schools, parks, roads, ambulance and fire service and other infrastructure needs. The rationale behind impact fees is this: new construction means new residents.

They already have played a shell game.....Have your property taxes decreased? Have you received any type of rebate? The 3 got into a game they did not know how to play. They ran against an increase (1st in 9 + years) that was minimal if you consider the timeframe involved, and did nothing except pass an impact fee that was overturned by FL legislature.

Interesting topic. This is the only place we have lived in where the developer doesn't pay for all of the cost of development..I think it's about time to do it right. As far as paying for entertainment, I suggest ad long as the developer is still developing an truly uses that feature, the developer should at minimum contribute if not pay all . When the YV reaches Orlando and stops we can reconsider.

The newly elected commissioner never intended to repeal or lower the 25% increase, they are big spenders and will pay out to financially support friends and relatives. This is American politics, getting money to friends and relatives while giving you someone to hate. We love to hate at all cost.

The Business coming into the area will consider it a tax. They will build into their business plan, amortize over what ever year plan they use and pass the cost to their customers. Did market development in a past life and the financial guys considered all those "fees" as costs and not only passed on to our customers but also with a margin to maintain bottom line profitability. Anything a business pays to anyone is collected from customers with profit. The one time fee is correct, but they don't handle it that way, they recover it over time and we their customers pay for it. By the way, the original house bill was started in 2019 and the current bill was introduced by 9 House member of which Hage was only one.

And the bill impacts just the rate of increase. The county needs to plan accordingly.

Maybe the Developer should be given credit for covering the cost of building and operating one of the best charter school systems in the coimtry

You really need to understand that businesses never pay taxes, they just collect them. These impact fees will be taxes that all users of the business services will pay. So if you expect to by services from local businesses these fees will be included in the cost of the products or services you purchase. Unfortunately though what will also happen is those businesses will not even locate in Sumter county which will mean you won’t be able to get those services or products locally. This is how the real world works. These fees will result in higher cost for all of us and a reduction in the number of providers for us to choose from and is in fact anti business.

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Where I came from the developer always paid the impact fee.

here too