Yes, I am very new to The Villages. I love it here. I knew there were many posts on the subject of seat saving however after all those posts not one single thing has changed. My thinking is to keep the topic current. The Entertainment on the Squares is always identified by new people as one of the reasons they bought here. Saving seats and hot direct sun are two large drawbacks to this activity. At 5:00 PM in the summer in Florida it is not enjoyable to sit in the direct sun. Even cows move under a tree if they can. I believe there would be more even attendance if shade was provided. Attendance is the goal right. Seat saving is only an issue with one or two popular bands. At 4:00 PM rows and rows of seats (in the shade) are roped off like royalty will be arriving. I specifically went and found the guy (with a Village Shirt of some kind) making sure the seats stayed clear of pathways and asked about seat saving. He said the people shouldn't save seats but he was told "by Village Management" to only call the police if a fight broke out. He was NOT to do or say anything to anybody unless the Fire Code was being broken. So as of today, saving seats is just a breakable rule and like others have stated, I will not stress out or fight about it but I will try and get the issue peacefully resolved.
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