Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2457595)

Yes... Taxed ONCE! Not yearly, in perpetuity...

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2457614)

OK, let’s go with that. All other things being equal, why should one person who owns their home free and clear not pay any taxes, and their next door neighbor, who also owns their home free and clear, have to pay taxes simply because they are a part time resident? Either you own the home or you don’t. And part time residents typically utilize less services funded by taxes than full timers? Go figure, this whole property tax thing is just buying votes.

Originally Posted by USOTR (Post 2457632)

Property tax should be dropped for senior citizens who have lived in Florida and filed homestead exception for at least 10 year prior to be coming a senior citizen.

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2457550)

We allocated 59 million for the Sumter County Sheriff’s office next year. They hired 15:new personnel. Some of this is redundant if you live in Wildwood or Lady Lake who already have their own police forces already. It’s the redundancy that needs to go away.

When this gets on the ballot, and it will, do you really see a majority saying they want to keep paying property taxes?

Originally Posted by kansasr (Post 2457570)

Enjoy you 30% sales tax if this passes

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2457575)

But there is taxation redundancy for people who live in areas where the Sheriff’s Department isn’t needed or required. If I pay for police support already in Wildwood, Leesburg or Lady Lake, I don’t need the Sheriffs Department. I already have a city police department. Perhaps a skeleton sized crew for state warrants or corrections is needed, but there is no need to pay for two police departments like municipal residents already do. I guess the unincorporated portions benefit, but Wildwood residents get nothing from the increased spending.

The insult to injury was paying for yet more protection (15 additional positions) in the Sheriff’s Department while we carry much more in taxes paying for our increased police budget here in Wildwood.

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2457584)

Exactly!

One positive would be a booming real estate sector. Many would consider Florida as the place to move to or retire in. Further, financial institutions would see those 2.5 % mortgages paid off. Florida would explode with building and development.

Originally Posted by DrMack (Post 2457630)

I’m sure people who don’t live in the city pay more in county taxes than those that do. I know for a fact unincorporated Seminole County has a different tax rate than those of us who own property in Sanford. We pay city taxes and county taxes but the unincorporated sections have a higher county tax rate. If your county commissioners haven’t changed unincorporated verses municipality rates, they certainly can. Our village is in Leesburg and I’m fairly certain there are two different county rates.

Originally Posted by BobGraves (Post 2457650)

The taxes paid to the Sumter Co. Sheriff's dept. Goes to things that the Wildwood PD doesn't have. Think of things like a helicopter. IDK the extent of Wildwood's detective division or police lab but these are the services the County Sheriffs provide so the smaller city PD doesn't have to fund and maintain these things.

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2457584)

Exactly!

One positive would be a booming real estate sector. Many would consider Florida as the place to move to or retire in. Further, financial institutions would see those 2.5 % mortgages paid off. Florida would explode with building and development.