[Northerner52]

What was going on at Everglades last night. The entire parking lot was filled with huge dump trucks, cement mixers and cars.

[dewilson58]

Increase Impact Fee and reverse 25% county real estate tax increase.


And how did that go??? =

Originally Posted by Northerner52

What was going on at Everglades last night. The entire parking lot was filled with huge dump trucks, cement mixers and cars.

Dump truck club meeting

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Increase Impact Fee and reverse 25% county real estate tax increase.


And how did that go??? =

Yep. How did that go indeed.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Northerner52

What was going on at Everglades last night. The entire parking lot was filled with huge dump trucks, cement mixers and cars.

See front page todays Daily Sun.

[Get real]

Originally Posted by Northerner52

What was going on at Everglades last night. The entire parking lot was filled with huge dump trucks, cement mixers and cars.

Planned filling the parking lot with Developer contractors so that residents could not get it. Flash mob at its finest. Increase the fees on the Developer and not on the contractors...problem solved. Developer would never allow that.

[peachpit]

Originally Posted by Northerner52

What was going on at Everglades last night. The entire parking lot was filled with huge dump trucks, cement mixers and cars.

Wow, big trucks could have an impact on Everglades parking lot. Where should the residents send a check to cover the damage?

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Increase Impact Fee and reverse 25% county real estate tax increase.


And how did that go??? =

sounds like they postponed the vote--pushed it down the road apiece.

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Get real

Planned filling the parking lot with Developer contractors so that residents could not get it. Flash mob at its finest. Increase the fees on the Developer and not on the contractors...problem solved. Developer would never allow that.

i'm not sure that's true. the place is HUGE & most would prob use golf cart. there's parking all the way down near edna's & beyond

[shut the front door]

Originally Posted by Get real

Planned filling the parking lot with Developer contractors so that residents could not get it. Flash mob at its finest. Increase the fees on the Developer and not on the contractors...problem solved. Developer would never allow that.

Ed Zachary.

Originally Posted by Northerner52

What was going on at Everglades last night. The entire parking lot was filled with huge dump trucks, cement mixers and cars.

Time to show support for the NEW commissioners fulfilling their promise to roll back the 25% tax increase passed by the developers puppets and overwhelming rejected by residents. More developer dirty tricks organizing this fake contractor protest. This is a very scary intimidation and show of force tactic by the developer taking over residents recreation facilities. The Sumter sheriff needs to protect the residents rights.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

See front page todays Daily Sun.

That was both the longest and most one sided piece I ever read in the Daily Sun.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by John41

Time to show support for the NEW commissioners fulfilling their promise to roll back the 25% tax increase passed by the developers puppets and overwhelming rejected by residents. More developer dirty tricks organizing this fake contractor protest. This is a very scary intimidation and show of force tactic by the developer taking over residents recreation facilities. The Sumter sheriff needs to protect the residents rights.

I happened to be at Everglades. I spoke with some of those who showed up in their trucks. There were working men who are concerned about job cuts if future developement slows down. It appears that their words were listened to and considered.

This thinking that "The Developer" makes all things evil happen gets a little silly at times.

Here is another thing to think about. Sumter county is not just residents of The Villages. It would be extremely selfish of us to ignore the needs of the many working people who want to feed their families.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

That was both the longest and most one sided piece I ever read in the Daily Sun.

Agree. I was amazed at how long that article was.

The article states developers are only required to pay 40% of the maximum impact fee allowed by law. Did that change when the 25% tax increase was put into place or has it always been that low.

Very misleading headline implying that the Commissioners are considering a tax increase has already confused a number of people.

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

I happened to be at Everglades. I spoke with some of those who showed up in their trucks. There were working men who are concerned about job cuts if future developement slows down. It appears that their words were listened to and considered.

This thinking that "The Developer" makes all things evil happen gets a little silly at times.

Here is another thing to think about. Sumter county is not just residents of The Villages. It would be extremely selfish of us to ignore the needs of the many working people who want to feed their families.

It has the developer's fingerprints all over it. Remember when he wanted a zoning change for Bob Evans restaurant and sent threatening letters to residents if they opposed him. One of the non Villages newspapers needs to get involved.