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Originally Posted by twoplanekid

The Village government that I am referring to is the CDDs under the collective banner of the Villages. Five residents of each residential CDD are elected by their CDD residents to run operations within the boundaries of that CDD. Three commercial CDDs are still controlled by the developer and CDD 11 which is temporally under the control of the developer as the developer initially installs the five officials to run a residential CDD.

With growth of the Villages, the influence of the developer on day to day operation of the residential CDDs fades. And to some extent, the developer has less control on the operation of the Villages as a whole.

2015+15= 2030 It will be here before we know it!

Keep in mind that a traditional governmental arrangement cannot work for The Villages. We exist within 3 municipalities: Lady Lake, Wildwood, and Fruitland Park. And 3 counties: Sumter, Marion, and Lake. If I recall, there are portions of TV that are also in unincorporated territory of Sumter County. A single governmental entity cannot, IMO, exist in this environment. The developer has arranged a masterful scheme to deal with the intricacies here. I, for one, love it....and a benevolent dictatorship.