In answer to Challenger's question, we called Villages' Community Standards while the cutting was going on; they immediately came out and looked at the trees being cut and sympathized but said it wasn't their jurisdiction, since the cutting was on a developer-owned golf course. I then called Golf Management who said they ordered the trees cut so the remaining trees would have a chance to "flourish."
We wrote a letter of protest to the developer, including photos of the stumps, and received a letter back from his representative thanking us for our concern in keeping The Villages beautiful.
That was the end of it as far as I know. I did not know until this thread that Sumter Co. was supposed to be involved in tree removal so I didn't ask Golf Management if they had a permit from the County.
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