I have written on these very pages that it is likely and wise, for The Villages Lake-Sumter, Inc. (TVLSI) , the District and other community leaders to read TOTV. And before I proceed let me add that perhaps Ms. Tutt was also addressing the POA?
TVLSI has tight control over this community and has proven that in the past. They operate quietly which is not bad but in itself but which predictably leads to speculation which in this case Ms. Tutt refers to as rumors and it can have bad consequences. The poor handling of the Wellness Center is one example, the IRS controversy is another. And this latter controversy according to the IRS filings cast the District in poor light and here I am not rendering judgment but only relying what the IRS claimed.
However I believe the over riding reason explaining all of this discussion boils down to the fact that many residents are not comfortable with our form of government and from that prospective we feel left out.
The annual survey reads like a consumer survey distributed by an Ocean Cruise Line. While I do appreciate such an opportunity it is not sufficiently substantive and relevant to what concerns I have about my investment in this community.
I believe Ms. Tutt is doing her best considering her limited authority and there is the rub. Because we have to rely on Ms. Tutt and her staff to speak on our behalf but without any real authority other than collecting taxes and improving amenities, what can she really do? In short residents need the opportunity for one vote per resident and that is something that is missing and one in which we as Americans have come to value in our democracy.
I wish Ms. Tutt every success because our lives are affected by it.
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