Consultant says, cut Lee County taxes

Why does it have to take consultants to tell Lee County commissioners that they should lower taxes on new construction?

We say get rid of these onerous taxes and the consultants who feed off of them.

Lee County commissioners have been tone deaf to local business owners who complain to them about high taxes. These taxes on new construction, which go by the harmless-sounding name “impact fees,” send an anti-business message and hinder the recovery in an area where the unemployment rate remains above a dismal 11%.