Both Developments Are Not Owned By The Villages
I think with additional research we'll find that The Village of Fenney is a Villages-owned development and has significant recreational amenities planned. The property along CR 466A in Wildwood was originally supposed to be an expansion of The Villages. But negotiations between The Villages and the town of Wildwood broke down and The Villages withdrew any further plan for developing that property.
Wildwood did not want the property to be developed as a senior community and wanted far greater residential density and more commercial and retail space. The Villages plan which was rejected was for a senior community with an additional golf course and recreational facilities which would be connected to existing Villages development.
The development currently underway will represent the land use desired by Wildwood and will have virtually no recreational amenities other than walking trails and a very small (7.6 acre) city park. It will not be connected to The Villages, nor will residents of that area have access to Villages amenities. We will have to deal with the additional traffic that is inevitable along 466A, of course.
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