[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I don’t cook but I do eat a lot of salads and fruit , I’ve been in Walmart s few times and wouldn’t think of buying most of the fresh produce I’ve seen there .I don’t pay attention to prices but Publix is by far the best of any of the stores and I can’t speak for Connecticut except for this past summer I’m usually in Boston for 4 months when I come back to Florida I feel like I’m getting my food for free lol

[Investment Painting Contractors]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I don’t cook but I do eat a lot of salads and fruit , I’ve been in Walmart s few times and wouldn’t think of buying most of the fresh produce I’ve seen there .I don’t pay attention to prices but Publix is by far the best of any of the stores and I can’t speak for Connecticut except for this past summer I’m usually in Boston for 4 months when I come back to Florida I feel like I’m getting my food for free lol

I'm Confused we went from taxes to salads.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Investment Painting Contractors

I'm Confused we went from taxes to salads.

Welcome to TOTV

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I don't care about mill rates and home value, I care about what the bill is.

WOW! Are you serious? What do you think your taxes are based on? Maybe where the dart lands ?????

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by vinricci

How do we find out how much is remaining on our bond?

Go to "www.districtgov.org" and click on "how do I?"

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by vinricci

How do we find out how much is remaining on our bond?

Bond Amortization Schedules
But only if you know where you live. District and Unit #

[Nucky]

Originally Posted by CWGUY

Bond Amortization Schedules
But only if you know where you live. District and Unit #

I can't find my Bond Amortization Schedule for the life of me!

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Nucky

I can't find my Bond Amortization Schedule for the life of me!

You're BAD! But now that you mention it..... I don't have one either. Difference is we did have one. I know you like my jokes so here's today's -

It's a 5 minute walk to the pub from my house. From the pub back to my house is a 35 minute walk..... the difference is staggering.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by vinricci

How do we find out how much is remaining on our bond?

Originally Posted by CWGUY

Bond Amortization Schedules
But only if you know where you live. District and Unit #

If you don’t it’s on your Village ID.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Florida Fan

Since 2005, my property taxes have gone DOWN $414. Yet people find so much to be negative about. I don't have time for that.

That is really amazing ! Not jealous or snide, I just wish I knew how you do that ! ? Ours have gone up every year since we built, around 2003. Never enclosed the lanai, or built a pool or put on an extra garage for the golf cart like some say NOT to do due to the tax shock they received. We just assumed it goes up a $100 or $150 every year because the value of the house raises ? Maybe you're not in Sumter co, which we are. Just talked with relatives who retired to the Villages at Hot Springs Arkansas. They bought a beautiful home on one of the golf courses 4 years ago, their property taxes are $861.00 a year. They think their groceries are also very high, particularly meat, but they do the bulk of their buying at Walmart, and only fill in with the other chains (They don't have Publix, she does miss Publix). Otherwise, their fees for amenities is $68 a month. They do not have as many golf courses as we do, but, they don't have nearly as many people using them either, easy to get a time one one of the courses. Higher percentage are retired full time, not as much snowbird activity as we have, but they did have a dusting of snow a couple times. They retired from Michigan, to the "dusting of light snow" was no turn off for them, LOL ! The climate is mild, but it does get cold. They really enjoy that they have both indoor and outdoor pools and really nice club houses and "beaches" on the shores of several lakes. They do have to travel further to the rec centers, marinas, pools, etc. They do not have a pool for ever group of homes like we have here in each village, but they don't mind at all. Always some trade off where ever you go ! We have Orlando and amusement parks, they love the resort town of Hot Springs and spending time in the "mountains" and huge forest near them. One thing we noticed, on a dollar for dollar basis, the same amount of money does buy a much larger house there with more of the "up-charge" things included (like granite counters, better landscaping, sky light, things like that).

[New Englander]

I'm in a courtyard villa in Sumter Co. My taxes went up $163.66 from last year.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by CWGUY

WOW! Are you serious? What do you think your taxes are based on? Maybe where the dart lands ?????

My bill is where the dart lands, and the landing point of the dart can be manipulated by playing with both the mill rate and the appraised value. I don't want to hear the great news that my mill rate went down, or my appraised value did not increase, when my bill went up. The bill is the bottom line, the rest is just data used to determine the bill. That is not a difficult concept to understand.