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Community Questions

Representation

Representation

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  • Would council members have term limits?
  • Why are Coral Creek and Roscoe Field areas being included?
  • Is the mayor elected or appointed?
  • Can becoming a municipality help simplify or streamline our current bureaucratic situation?
  • Can municipalities work with the school district to ensure a safe, quality education?
  • How can we, as a municipality, ensure the proper delivery of services?
  • How many employees does a typical government-lite municipality require?
  • How does becoming a municipality give us more power to address local issues?
  • What form of government would the new municipality take?
  • Are elected town leaders compensated?
  • How are local leaders put in place?
  • Who decides what goes into the new town’s charter?
  • Who ultimately decides if we become a town?
Services

Services

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  • How is road ownership determined?
  • How quickly will improvements be made?
  • How might homeowners be affected?
  • Can a town address road maintenance and traffic issues, even on roads the municipality does not own?
  • How will emergency response services be affected?
  • What municipal services and benefits can the government-lite model provide Perdido?
  • Will becoming a city affect public services like water, sewer, trash, gas, and electricity?
  • What does becoming a town mean for law enforcement, fire, EMS, and search and rescue?
  • What are some of the issues we expect to resolve through municipal incorporation?
  • Can incorporation address overdevelopment and destruction of the Gulf Coast and Perdido’s wetlands?
  • How can we, as a municipality, ensure the proper delivery of services?
  • Who would be responsible for the roads and streets?
  • How does becoming a municipality give us more power to address local issues?
  • Would becoming a town impact eligibility for social services?
  • Would we get our own zip code, post office, and new addresses?
  • Who would be responsible for zoning and planning, and code enforcement?
  • Who would be responsible for police, fire, sewer, trash, and water?
  • What types of things can the new municipality do?
Taxes

Taxes

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  • Why are Coral Creek and Roscoe Field areas being included?
  • What would the impact be on residents and businesses?
  • Would the new town be eligible for state-shared revenues?
  • Does all current tax revenue remain with the county?
  • Would the new town, as proposed, collect utility taxes?
  • Would a new municipality collect franchise fees and communications service tax?
  • Would a new municipality have a Public Service Tax or “Utility Tax”?
  • Can a municipality increase the assessed property tax values of its residents?
  • Would becoming a town affect homestead, disabled veteran, and widow/widower exemptions?
  • How might homeowners be affected?
  • What municipal services and benefits can the government-lite model provide Perdido?
  • What are some of the issues we expect to resolve through municipal incorporation?
  • How much would incorporation cost local taxpayers?
  • How many employees does a typical government-lite municipality require?
  • Who determines Perdido’s “fair share” of taxes?
  • How can we return a more significant share of our tax dollars to our local community?
  • Can municipalities collect sales and gas taxes?
  • How can the government lite model keep our taxes low?
  • How does the Perdido community compare to other towns our size in Florida?
  • Would our current MSTU taxes go away?
Benefits

Benefits

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  • Would the new town be eligible for state-shared revenues?
  • How do citizens assess the risks and benefits of becoming a town?
  • How can citizens ensure their leaders are held accountable?
  • How quickly will improvements be made?
  • How might homeowners be affected?
  • Can a town address road maintenance and traffic issues, even on roads the municipality does not own?
  • How will emergency response services be affected?
  • Can becoming a municipality help simplify or streamline our current bureaucratic situation?
  • Could becoming a town help Perdido find its identity?
  • What municipal services and benefits can the government-lite model provide Perdido?
  • Will becoming a city affect public services like water, sewer, trash, gas, and electricity?
  • What does becoming a town mean for law enforcement, fire, EMS, and search and rescue?
  • What are some of the issues we expect to resolve through municipal incorporation?
  • Can incorporation address overdevelopment and destruction of the Gulf Coast and Perdido’s wetlands?
  • Can municipalities work with the school district to ensure a safe, quality education?
  • How can we, as a municipality, ensure the proper delivery of services?
  • How many employees does a typical government-lite municipality require?
  • How does becoming a municipality give us more power to address local issues?
  • How can we return a more significant share of our tax dollars to our local community?
  • Would we get our own zip code, post office, and new addresses?
  • What types of things can the new municipality do?
Process

Process

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  • What are the initial and supplemental study areas, and why are there two partial precincts on the proposed boundary map?
  • Who serves on the charter committee?
  • Who serves on the board of directors of We Are Perdido?
  • What is the timeline for deciding if Perdido becomes a town?
  • How much does the feasibility study cost?
  • What is the current status of the charter?
  • When will the community be able to review the feasibility study?
  • How is road ownership determined?
  • How do citizens assess the risks and benefits of becoming a town?
  • How long does it take to establish the new town’s officials?
  • Can nonresident property owners vote?
  • How is the final decision for incorporation made?
  • Do you plan to publish a list of donors?
  • How are the town boundaries determined?
  • Who funds the feasibility study?
  • What sort of bias is there in the feasibility study?
  • What was the experience of previous attempts at municipal incorporation in our area?
  • How much would incorporation cost local taxpayers?
  • How does the Perdido community compare to other towns our size in Florida?
  • What Florida municipalities now operate as Government Lite, and are they successful?
  • What is the purpose of the transitional plan within the municipal charter?
  • What form of government would the new municipality take?
  • Who decides what goes into the new town’s charter?
  • Who ultimately decides if we become a town?
Concerns

Concerns

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  • Would council members have term limits?
  • Why are Coral Creek and Roscoe Field areas being included?
  • Is the mayor elected or appointed?
  • What would the impact be on residents and businesses?
  • Would the new town be eligible for state-shared revenues?
  • Does all current tax revenue remain with the county?
  • Would the new town, as proposed, collect utility taxes?
  • Can a municipality increase the assessed property tax values of its residents?
  • Would becoming a town affect homestead, disabled veteran, and widow/widower exemptions?
  • Who pays for the cleanup after a hurricane?
  • After a hurricane, who would be responsible for fixing Perdido Key Drive?
  • How do citizens assess the risks and benefits of becoming a town?
  • How can citizens ensure their leaders are held accountable?
  • Can nonresident property owners vote?
  • How might homeowners be affected?
  • Who funds the feasibility study?
  • What sort of bias is there in the feasibility study?
  • Could becoming a town help Perdido find its identity?
  • How much would incorporation cost local taxpayers?
  • Will we need dedicated government buildings?
  • Does being a municipality have any drawbacks when it comes to disaster recovery?
  • Who would be responsible for the roads and streets?
  • Who determines Perdido’s “fair share” of taxes?
  • How can the government lite model keep our taxes low?
  • Would becoming a town impact eligibility for social services?
  • Would livestock, horses, goats, and chickens still be allowed?
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  • How is road ownership determined?
  • How quickly will improvements be made?
  • How might homeowners be affected?
  • Can a town address road maintenance and traffic issues, even on roads the municipality does not own?
  • How will emergency response services be affected?
  • What municipal services and benefits can the government-lite model provide Perdido?
  • Will becoming a city affect public services like water, sewer, trash, gas, and electricity?
  • What does becoming a town mean for law enforcement, fire, EMS, and search and rescue?
  • What are some of the issues we expect to resolve through municipal incorporation?
  • Can incorporation address overdevelopment and destruction of the Gulf Coast and Perdido’s wetlands?
  • How can we, as a municipality, ensure the proper delivery of services?
  • Who would be responsible for the roads and streets?
  • How does becoming a municipality give us more power to address local issues?
  • Would becoming a town impact eligibility for social services?
  • Would we get our own zip code, post office, and new addresses?
  • Who would be responsible for zoning and planning, and code enforcement?
  • Who would be responsible for police, fire, sewer, trash, and water?
  • What types of things can the new municipality do?
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