The source and use of monies in The Villages is complex and confusing, but I believe the following is basically correct.
Each numbered CDD assesses each property in that district, and the money is collected annually along with the county taxes. This is one of the non-ad velorum assessments on your annual tax bill. Among other things, each numbered CDD is responsible for maintaining the multi-modal paths within that district.
The AAC, north of CR466, only controls the use of the amenities fees, and only about 50% of those. For example, if your monthly fee is $140, roughly $70 is used for "debt service" to pay the principle and interest on the bonds that were issued to purchase the various facilities from the developer. The other $70 is used for the operation and maintenance and improvement of those facilities.
So if District 1 prevails, amenities fees will be used for the maintenance of their multi-modal paths and residents in CDD3, for example, will be paying for the maintenance of their own paths, without help, with their non-ad velorum tax assessment, and the maintenance of CDD1 paths with their amenities fees. It hardly seems fair.
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