Well, maybe we can still get the $6MM back that NWFSC plans to build that airplane hangar with....
This should not be a surprise to anyone. Revenue had grown artificially throughout the real estate boom, and now revenue is slipping. While the money was there, it was spent, and it's real hard to tell folks that programs which were put in place are going to have to be cut. Just like a lot of people, the legislature thought that the boom was a trend, not a bubble. Wasn't there some ridiculous number floating around out there like "1,000 people move to Florida every day"? Heavens, we need roads! Schools! Airplane hangars!
Wait until next year's county budget meetings, when the property appraisers have to cut your assessments to reflect all of the post-foreclosure sales (which ARE qualified sales). You're going to see our own county commission chasing their tails when they figure out they have to go back to 2002/2003 spending levels, just like the rest of us.
