What are the costs associated with Florida Hometown Democracy?
Negligible. A little extra ink on the already scheduled ballot. But Florida Hometown Democracy will save Floridians untold billions of dollars. You already know that most new construction does not pay its way: the tax revenue assessed and impact fees on new construction does not begin to cover the costs associated with putting in new roads, schools, water and sewer, not to mention essential services including fire, rescue, police, garbage, etc. Taxes are rising fastest in the faster growing areas. For too long Floridians have suffered the double calamity of both watching their state ruined by bad development and paying for it too. Mark Lane wrote a great article that explains how growth doesn’t pay its own way. Read that article here.
