Comments on: Oldsmar Report on the Annexation of East Lake Area http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/oldsmar-report-on-the-annexation-of-east-lake/ Our neighborhood in Palm Harbor, FL Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:27:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/oldsmar-report-on-the-annexation-of-east-lake/comment-page-1/#comment-30 admin Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:15:13 +0000 http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/?p=164#comment-30 Good point Bo, I wish the Palm Harbor incorporation would have happened as well. I trust that the residents of ELW will do their diligence and make sure the deal is right for them and not just Oldsmar. The residents that I know are a demanding lot and hopefully there are a lot of good questions for the Mayor of Oldsmar to answer. Change may or may not be good and hopefully all of Oldsmar's motives are thoroughly debated. My best guess is that they will be adding 750 million to 1 billion in taxable value to the cities coffers. In today's paper Mayor Rick Baker comment about St. Petersburg's attempted annexation of Tierra Verde and said "annexation would benefit all St. Petersburg residents and anytime you annex a new property, you increase your tax base." They have failed twice and are trying again. ELW would be a nice chip in the Oldsmar bucket. The question remains to be answered will ELW benefit or will Oldsmar benefit at the expense of ELW. It is too bad Palm Harbor and ELW could not get together and leave Oldsmar out of the picture. Good point Bo,
I wish the Palm Harbor incorporation would have happened as well. I trust that the residents of ELW will do their diligence and make sure the deal is right for them and not just Oldsmar. The residents that I know are a demanding lot and hopefully there are a lot of good questions for the Mayor of Oldsmar to answer. Change may or may not be good and hopefully all of Oldsmar’s motives are thoroughly debated.

My best guess is that they will be adding 750 million to 1 billion in taxable value to the cities coffers. In today’s paper Mayor Rick Baker comment about St. Petersburg’s attempted annexation of Tierra Verde and said “annexation would benefit all St. Petersburg residents and anytime you annex a new property, you increase your tax base.” They have failed twice and are trying again. ELW would be a nice chip in the Oldsmar bucket.

The question remains to be answered will ELW benefit or will Oldsmar benefit at the expense of ELW. It is too bad Palm Harbor and ELW could not get together and leave Oldsmar out of the picture.

]]> By: Bo Diddly http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/oldsmar-report-on-the-annexation-of-east-lake/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Bo Diddly Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:16:54 +0000 http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/?p=164#comment-29 I think you would be wrong to assume that this is dead before it starts. I live in ELW, and I support. Why? Because our County government could care less about us, and, IMHO, if you are not it a City these days, you are screwed. Many people on this side of the Lake were hoping to see the Palm Harbor incorporation happen, because then it would be natural for the Town of East Lake to follow. However, our self-serving County and legislative people killed that. I'll gie the Oldsmar thing a fair look. I know our County Commission could care less if we're here or we're not. I think you would be wrong to assume that this is dead before it starts. I live in ELW, and I support. Why? Because our County government could care less about us, and, IMHO, if you are not it a City these days, you are screwed.

Many people on this side of the Lake were hoping to see the Palm Harbor incorporation happen, because then it would be natural for the Town of East Lake to follow. However, our self-serving County and legislative people killed that.

I’ll gie the Oldsmar thing a fair look. I know our County Commission could care less if we’re here or we’re not.

]]> By: admin http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/oldsmar-report-on-the-annexation-of-east-lake/comment-page-1/#comment-25 admin Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:45:52 +0000 http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/?p=164#comment-25 Fair question Bob, I live in woodland Hills and the site is about it and the Palm Harbor area. I put it up for discussion since it affects the area in which I live. If Oldsmar is successful in convincing East Lake Woodland homeowners, they will be taking taxes out of the counties budget and putting into their pockets. I pay taxes to the county and if revenue to them goes down, my taxes might go up. In my opinion they are using ELW as a means to gain shopping centers with Target, Publix and then also Lockheed Martin and put them on their tax roles. If the residents feel that this is good for them they should vote for it. However, I would review everything said and done by Oldsmar to know what will happen to your taxes as well. Also I would look at the numbers that they are using to satisfy the county requirements for annexation. If I am not mistaken they are less than 1% over the minimum and that would also bother me. Thanks for visiting. Fair question Bob,
I live in woodland Hills and the site is about it and the Palm Harbor area. I put it up for discussion since it affects the area in which I live. If Oldsmar is successful in convincing East Lake Woodland homeowners, they will be taking taxes out of the counties budget and putting into their pockets. I pay taxes to the county and if revenue to them goes down, my taxes might go up. In my opinion they are using ELW as a means to gain shopping centers with Target, Publix and then also Lockheed Martin and put them on their tax roles. If the residents feel that this is good for them they should vote for it. However, I would review everything said and done by Oldsmar to know what will happen to your taxes as well. Also I would look at the numbers that they are using to satisfy the county requirements for annexation. If I am not mistaken they are less than 1% over the minimum and that would also bother me.

Thanks for visiting.

]]> By: Bob http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/oldsmar-report-on-the-annexation-of-east-lake/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Bob Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:42:28 +0000 http://villageofwoodlandhills.com/?p=164#comment-24 Why are you having information on East Lake Woodlands on your site? Isn't your web page supposed to be about the Village of Woodland Hills and not us. What's oldsmar got to do with it. Why are you having information on East Lake Woodlands on your site? Isn’t your web page supposed to be about the Village of Woodland Hills and not us. What’s oldsmar got to do with it.

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