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Just so overtaxed and now two solid waste fees! It just seems so unfair here in VLE!

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Did you know that if you live in unincorporated Indian River County you pay two solid waste fees for a total of $372 added onto your property taxes each year, but if you live in one of the municipalities like the City of Vero Beach, City of Sebastian, or City of Fellsmere, you only have one show up on your TRIM to pay a Solid Waste fee of $188 on your Ad Valorem tax? How is this fair to the unincorporated resident homeowners? Why the discrepancy? Why do we have to pay two solid waste fees?  Yet, the municipalities only have one show up on their taxes?  On top of it, where we live in Vero Lake Estates(midway between Fellsmere and Sebastian) the majority of the roads are all dirt roads and you never see any sheriff or policing here, cars driving 60 mph down 87th Street when it is posted as 35mph. Also, we have to pay $50 for street lights on our taxes too each year. I do not see this in any of the municipalities. If you own a newer house within the past five years or so you pay ...