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Old 04-24-2008, 11:44 PM
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Default Re: Wall Street Journal: 'Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias'

I just finished reading the book and found it quite interesting. Mr. Blechman did visit and spend time at The Villages and provided quite a bit of information about The Villages I wasn't aware of after five visits. For example, "Villagers, collectively owe several hundred million dollars for their community's infrastructure and amenities" and "sixty percent of every monthly amenity fee goes toward debt service." He predicts that the debt is likely to increase as the "community continues to build out." As a friend of mine once said about our community up north - things I didn't like about the community when I was young are what I like about it now. Mr. Blechman's opinions and reporting in no way changed my mind of making The Villages my permanent home when I retire. All it did was make me miss being there.