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Ital Veron, 280 Peppertree Drive, supported the impact fee increase, particularly as it <br />related to residential development. He thought that if we did less than increase the fees, it would <br />be just another form of corporate subsidies or corporate welfare. He did not agree with the <br />subsidizing of agricultural lands or of the sugar industry. <br />Chairman Bowden, for the record, contradicted the opinion that agricultural lands are <br />subsidized. She noted that "Ag lands/citrus never gets any subsidy, never has; sugar does." <br />Mr. Veron argued that if certain projects carry that much margin in them (a range of <br />savings), developers could somehow absorb some of the impact rather than pass it on. <br />Wayne Kleinstiver, 4080 8th Place, who made a presentation to the Impact Fee Study <br />group, argued that homes in certain zip codes of the County were constructed before we even <br />had impact fees. He questioned how many of those homeowners were now benefiting from <br />some of the infrastructure that was put in by impact fees. His point being that a lot of the people <br />in the County benefit from what these impact fees pay for. However, he thought it was not <br />timely to raise impact fees at this time. <br />Seeing no other speakers, the Chairman closed the public input section of the Workshop. <br />Chairman Bowden appreciated everyone taking the time to attend the Workshop. She <br />invited everyone to write in to the Board with input on this issue. <br />16 <br />March 6, 2008 <br />Public Workshop <br />