[1]The Friends of Lakewood Ranch Top 10 Reasons To Oppose Incorporation.
The Friends of Lakewood Ranch, a group of residents opposed to the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch (LWR), released their Top 10 Reasons To Say NO To The Incorporation of Lakewood Ranch.
Top 10 Reasons To Say No To The Incorporation Of Lakewood Ranch.
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1- No savings on taxes and opens the door to additional costs
2- If it doesn’t work there is no going back
3- Loss of your local control
4- Incorporation will not improve or increase benefits to existing homeowners
5- A $37 million dollar surplus revenue pipe dream
6- It’s a very, very bad time to become a city
7- LWR residents do not lack good governance and services
8- Once elected a new city council can do whatever it wants
9- Overly positive projections are based upon a previously criticized Fishkind study model, virtually the same as the LWR study
10- Why become a small fish in a big pond?
For more information on the Friends of Lakewood Ranch, please visit the Friend’s website at www.friendsoflwr.com [3].
To get involved contact Gary Berns, Chairman Friends of Lakewood Ranch at (941) 758.9998 or via email at gberns@tampaby.rr.com [4]
Posted as a public service announcement by REAL Magazine. REAL Magazine takes no position on the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch.
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