[Big O]

Originally Posted by Advogado

Thank you.

I was amazed enough that anybody is defending the VHA to do a little more digging. Frankly, I don't have "inside" information on the subject, and my conclusion that the VHA is clearly in the pocket of the Developer has been based on facts available to anybody who pays the least bit of attention to the subject.

Here is what twenty minutes of research on the cozy relationship between presidents of the VHA and the Developer turned up. I don't know if it is merely the tip of the iceberg or the whole berg (I've included links to substantiating information where the information is not general knowledge):

Incredibly, one VHA president, while purportedly safeguarding the interests of the homeowners, was actually on the payroll of the Developer. MONTHLY POA BULLETIN and Roger Kass | The Villages Homeowners Association | ZoomInfo.com

Furthermore, a more-recent VHA president, shortly after leaving office was elected a Sumter County Commissioner with the backing of the Republican Party, something one would think would be very difficult without Developer backing. One of his campaign contributors was Developer executive, Pete Wahl. Search Candidate Reports DISCLOSURE: I am a registered Republican, and this is not a criticism of that Party. It is a criticism of the lack of independence of the VHA.

Perhaps the best history (although somewhat outdated) of the unsavory relationship between the VHA and the Developer is found here:
MONTHLY POA BULLETIN

The Developer has done many things to be proud of in making The Villages what it is today, but his relationship with the VHA is not one of them.

I am not a supporter of the VHA. I don't know what they do. However, I am definitely against the POA. They seem to me to be nothing but whiners and obstructionists. If The Developer says up they say down. If there is an anti Developer view they take it. As I said before, I beleive it is political and I haven't seen anything to change my mind.