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Originally Posted by twoplanekid
No place to park in The Villages?
A friend of ours back in Urbana organizes Snooty Fox bus tours for the ladies to ride the 70 miles together to Cincinnati and then shop all day. Not something I would do but my wife thoroughly enjoys the experience. Everyone parks in the local county government’s lot in full view of government officials. If a small community of 10,000 can be accommodative, why can’t a community of 100,000 whose claims to be the friendliest hometown?
I understand that The Villages is watching their residents spend money on the outside and not getting a cut. The idea of using a Church parking lot may work but why do taxpaying residents have to go outside of The Villages? I bet that if these bus trips were a developer sanction activity it would be allowed in The Villages. I believe that the parking issue could be mitigated. As long as local residents don’t have to pay more for the journey, I say let the developer provide the transportation to keep it local and in The Villages.
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The developer here is not the enemy. AND they own the parking lots which benefit US the Villagers. Why should any of us be aggravated looking for a parking space to help a private business make money? The parking lots were built for us villagers..
And I say let the company making the money solve the problem. What if it was the rec center where I go every week? Or the other folks who live here? WE don't ALL benefit from the bus tour. .
Let the tour bus company and the travel agents buy some vans, hire some drivers and pick up their folks and deliver them back to the homes. The tour bus company and the travel agents are making the money.... which of course would make the price go up......... It is called the cost of doing business. Or they could rent parking places from us THE VILLAGES. It could be put in a fund to pay for things like the bridge sinking or people cutting down trees.
It is NOT greed, it is doing business. The tour bus people aren't our mother. We have invested our money by buying a home here and paying amenities here in THE villages.