[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by alemorkam

I don't believe the "family" owns the Polo fields. The Polo Fields are private property owned by individuals nice enough to let people use them like the flying club, walkers, and the soccer club.

Hmmmm. Where does that info come from? In looking at the Sumter County tax records, the parcel listed as 1031 N Buena Vista Blvd is shown as owned by the Villages of Lake-Sumter; and the use description is 'AG Improved W/HX' - not sure of those codes! Notes on the property card indicate "E1/2 OF SW1/4 AND SE1/4 OF NW1/4 LESS THAT PORTION DEEDED IN OR 868 PG 357 (PARCEL 18 & 19)5 LESS THAT PORTION KNOWN AS D.W MATHEWS POLO FIELD PARCEL NO. D10=016 LESS E 410 FT OF S 200 FT OFS1/2 OF SE1/4 OF SW1/4 THEREOF"

And the parcel listed as 700 N Buena Vista Blvd [contingent to 1031] is shown as owned by the Villages of Lake-Sumter; and the use is described as 'Drive In Theatres, Open (03100)'. And this parcel shows as the one referenced above as Parcel No. D10=016.

Both properties have mailing address as 1020 Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, FL 32162. If I read the cards correctly, both properties were sold/transferred fr Donald W Mathews, Individually and as Trustee to the Villages of Lake-Sumter way back on 1/31/2001. And the map on each site sure looks like the polo field property. And the properties behind what appears to be the polo field property is shown as owned by a private party.

What with the one property description listed as 'drive in, etc' - isn't that why/where the Villages used to hold an annual golf cart drive in movie night?