[ScottFenstermaker]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Impact fees are not necessary when building 5,000 new homes adding more that one billion in taxable real estate to the base every year.

In addition the developer provides the bonus of a new state of the art charter education facility with staff at no charge to the county.

Our 25% property-tax increase, enacted to protect the Developer's sweetheart impact fee, disproves that nonsense. BTW, charter schools are paid for with tax dollars, just like public schools.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker

Our 25% property-tax increase, enacted to protect the Developer's sweetheart impact fee, disproves that nonsense. BTW, charter schools are paid for with tax dollars, just like public schools.

The new charter schools being built are being paid for by The Developer, not your tax $$$...

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker

Our 25% property-tax increase, enacted to protect the Developer's sweetheart impact fee, disproves that nonsense. BTW, charter schools are paid for with tax dollars, just like public schools.

Hey look! It's the Avacado reincarnated..

The Developer is building the schools but get education funding just like any other public school.

Charter Schools

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Hey look! It's the Avacado reincarnated..

The Developer is building the schools but get education funding just like any other public school.

Charter Schools

Very interesting and thanks for the clarification.

I think it's safe to say thanks to the development, residents of The Villages are a primary source of funding to education in the county.

[ScottFenstermaker]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

The new charter schools being built are being paid for by The Developer, not your tax $$$...

I know that they are built and INITIALLY paid for by the Developer, but once up and running, the charter schools will be receiving our tax dollars in an amount adequate to cover the amortized (technically depreciated) original building costs. Those dollars are siphoned away from dollars that would otherwise go to Wildwood public schools. Although I agree with you that The Villages charter schools are state of the art and exceptionally well run, they are not a gift from the Developer.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker

I know that they are built and INITIALLY paid for by the Developer, but once up and running, the charter schools will be receiving our tax dollars in an amount adequate to cover the amortized (technically depreciated) original building costs. Those dollars are siphoned away from dollars that would otherwise go to Wildwood public schools. Although I agree with you that The Villages charter schools are state of the art and exceptionally well run, they are not a gift from the Developer.

Welcome back, avocado. Glad to see you didn't change your tagline of "the developer's sweetheart impact fee deal"

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Welcome back, avocado. Glad to see you didn't change your tagline of "the developer's sweetheart impact fee deal"

Are we going to have to go thru all of that again?

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

There is an article in today's paper about impact taxes going up 150%. I have never heard the term before but I did some research and they appear to be an assessment for infrastructure.

Southern residents voice concerns about tax increase | In Today's Daily Sun | The Villages Daily Sun | thevillagesdailysun.com

Are they the same as the bond? According to the following article, the impact fee for a 1,400–1,999-square-foot home in Palm Beach County is $12,469.43

How impact fees work in Florida and what changes under the new law | Palm Beach Roofing Press

However, I also read that a law that was passed this summer limits impact fees. As of June 4, 2021, jurisdictions can only increase impact fees once every four years in the following manner: Increases between 25 to 50 percent must be spread over four years, while smaller increases would be implemented in two equal installments.

If that is the case, how can Sumter be increasing them by up to 150%??

If it came from the Daily Sun developer owned newspaper.
Thought this was a settled matter when Gov DeSantis signed controversial bill in June.

[Altavia]

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[ScottFenstermaker]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Welcome back, avocado. Glad to see you didn't change your tagline of "the developer's sweetheart impact fee deal"

You are right. The sweetheart impact fee remains in place, our massive tax hike that subsidizes it does as well, and many residents are oblivious as to what is going on. Only now the ante has been raised, with the arrest of two of the Commissioners who pledged to increase the fee and roll back the tax increase.

Although all the facts are not yet publicly available, the arrests appear to be the result of a carefully orchestrated perjury trap set up to enable the two Commissioners to be removed from office and replaced with subs who are friendly to the Developer. I know both Search and Miller and would be amazed if either one actually committed perjury-- although the Daily Sun seems intent on convicting them in the court of public opinion.

[Bogie Shooter]

New conspiracy theory is introduced for debate…………

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

New conspiracy theory is introduced for debate…………

I'm walking around with aluminum foil on my head.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker

You are right. The sweetheart impact fee remains in place, our massive tax hike that subsidizes it does as well, and many residents are oblivious as to what is going on. Only now the ante has been raised, with the arrest of two of the Commissioners who pledged to increase the fee and roll back the tax increase.

Although all the facts are not yet publicly available, the arrests appear to be the result of a carefully orchestrated perjury trap set up to enable the two Commissioners to be removed from office and replaced with subs who are friendly to the Developer. I know both Search and Miller and would be amazed if either one actually committed perjury-- although the Daily Sun seems intent on convicting them in the court of public opinion.

New user name

Same old agenda

[ScottFenstermaker]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

New user name

Same old agenda

You are right. My agenda is, and always has been, trying to clean up the cesspool that existed for years at the Developer-controlled County Commission to the detriment of the residents.

But I am not the issue here. How about sticking to it?

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by ScottFenstermaker

You are right. My agenda is, and always has been, trying to clean up the cesspool that existed for years at the Developer-controlled County Commission to the detriment of the residents.

But I am not the issue here. How about sticking to it?

Now's your chance. Maybe you can run for one of the two soon to be open Council seats. Then you can be the Sweetheart Deal Killer.