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Originally Posted by mickey100
The lawsuit was a win for the residents of The Villages. Without it there wouldn't have been money in the till for many of the upgrades and maintenance issues that we enjoy now. If those members of the POA had not pursued it, who knows what kind of shape the Villages north of 466 would be in right now. I give them a big "thank you". And I really don't get why people begrudge the money they received for all the work they did. I know at this stage of my life I wouldn't devote years of my time for $50,000 or whatever the amount is they received. They worked hard and they deserve it. The POA did not lose, in any sense of the word. It was a victory - as a result of the lawsuit, the developer agreed to pay about $40 million over the 13 years to replenish maintenance accounts and keep the facilities up to date. Its just too bad the developer had to be prompted to do the right thing by a lawsuit, instead of doing it voluntarily.
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mickey 100: I am not totally enamored with the POA but two facts stand out. They operate in a good faith and positive manner to protect the rights of residents. Secondly there simply is not another entity in and around The Villages that will take issue with The Villages of Lake-Sumter, Inc (TVLSI) because they are owned, controlled or concerned about their viability if they should go against TVLSI. Its simply a political reality.
And for this service the POA is maligned, called whinners, negative, etc. when in reality all they are doing is pointing to issues of legitimate concern and differences . Far too many residents unfairly dismiss the POA out of hand simply because a dispute of any kind disturbs their perception of this Adult Disney World or as many say here: "I'm retired, leave me alone."
Once again this issue will never go forward in a constructive manner if residents continue with the name calling.
As to the rules and policies pertaining to CDD's etc rules and policies were made to be broken but that is another and separate topic of discussion
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