08-08-2015, 02:28 PM
"it wasn't imposed on anyone after the fact"
I would consider a 235% increase per year in road fees something that is imposed after the fact. Some of these lots in Orchidland were purchased before mandatory road fees were legal, and some of the lots were even purchased for only slightly less than what the annual road fees have ballooned to.
I'm actually not against road fees, but what I am against is a fee schedule that guarantees that many people won't (because they can't) pay.
"Absentee land owners don't drive on the roads at all, but I don't think they should be able to escape the fees."
I agree 100%. I guess they sort of counteract the non-land-owners who drive these "private" roads every day.
Here's an easier "comparison". Imagine your property taxes went up 235%/year, even though you thought you voted against that.
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I would consider a 235% increase per year in road fees something that is imposed after the fact. Some of these lots in Orchidland were purchased before mandatory road fees were legal, and some of the lots were even purchased for only slightly less than what the annual road fees have ballooned to.
I'm actually not against road fees, but what I am against is a fee schedule that guarantees that many people won't (because they can't) pay.
"Absentee land owners don't drive on the roads at all, but I don't think they should be able to escape the fees."
I agree 100%. I guess they sort of counteract the non-land-owners who drive these "private" roads every day.
Here's an easier "comparison". Imagine your property taxes went up 235%/year, even though you thought you voted against that.
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