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Originally Posted by downeaster
Closing the Health Center, The Buffalo, Silver Lake Restaurant, Chula Vista Restaurant, El Santiago Club Restaurant, The "wall", Parades, Katie Belles, Expansion into Fruitland Park, Expansion in Marion County, 6" golf holes, Valet Parking, Expansion in Wildwood, and I am sure there have been many I have forgotten. They all seem to have one thing in common and that is drum roll here they have had no noticeable negative effect. One personal exception, I still haven't recovered from the closing of The Spanish Springs Brewery. That is somewhat offset by the continued presence of Ollies
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None of these seem to be crises. More like not anticipating growth of the Villages, perhaps for businesses going under not capitalizing or marketing themselves correctly, and trying to avoid legal liability problems as with the buffalo.
It will be interesting to see how well valet parking does here in the Villages? Seems like something that belongs more in Vegas, Hollywood or NYC than the Villages but perhaps it will help with those who do not get around very well. I would not expect a venture like that to get enough clients to stay afloat for any length of time.
The parades do seem to resemble one another after you have seen a dozen or so. There are always new people coming to the Villages who have not experienced these though.