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Originally Posted by rustyp
Rubicon - I understand the theory of the renting effect on the community. The theory totally holds water. However in practice I don't see it happening here. A home owner has to surrender their privileges to allow their renter to use the amenities thus there is no more usage if all homes were owner occupied. In fact renting may result in less strain on the amenities than sole home owner occupancy. Rental rates are less than 100% (not by much in high season I admit) but the owner would be here 100%. As I pointed we are so lucky most renters seem to be cut from the same mold as us demographically. I can't tell a renter from a permanent resident, can you? Last on the renter subject most of us were also renters before we purchased our homes here.
So my theory is renters and snowbirds are not the problem for overcrowding / over usage. A primary issue in my opinion is the lack of big box stores, restaurants, etc. at the south end. It seems to me a game of chicken is going on between the big box boys and the developer. Where is the boundary line when the build out does occur. The Wildwood government may have helped to expedite the boundary issue by not allowing the next expansion. Another game of chicken. The other issue is not enough infrastructure to support the community during high season. Great for those who stay in the summer months - no waiting. You can't compare the summer months to winter. By nature of where we live there is going to be a high and low season. Thus the infrastructure needs to support the highest demand not the lowest. But high season is going to come and the houses are going to be occupied be it by owners, renters, snowbirds or green alligators and long neck geese.
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Four years ago there was not a home south of 466A. The developer does NOT keep businesses from coming here. Part of their business plan is to build to suit and rent to valid businesses.
Commercial entities are not stopped from building here. I would guess that they can choose having the developer build it on their property or building on property not owned by the developer. We have had a lot of new businesses open and have three new Publix that I can think of in the last four years.
Flooding of population in January, February and March is not limited to The Villages, but the whole peninsula. Many small businesses fail because they cannot or will not budget their high revenues to their low revenues.