Watch out what you ask for because you may get it!
Villagers have long been carping over “saved seats” at our town squares, especially on “big” days like St. Paddy’s. Numerous personal chairs appear in prime seating spots as early a 8 AM on some days. “Our” chairs (meaning those owned by The Villages and placed by the Entertainment Division for the enjoyment of all visitors to our squares} are often ’reserved’ by ribbons, string, ropes, cushions, etc. minutes after being put out by Entertainment staff – with no one in sight to use them. How many posts have you seen on this forum and in local news media complaining about these inconsiderate ingrats who glom all the good spaces, sometimes not even bothering to show up until well after the event is underway. There have even been fights and arrests over “reserved” seats – hard to believe!
It appears that in response to resident demands, your local government and the Entertainment Division are stepping up to the plate. They will start addressing these issues. We’ll see how that works out.
Frankly, I think it’s well past time for them to start enforcing all the rules. I wish then great success in curtailing all this “seat saving” – whether they be personal or public chairs. That will be one less minor irritant to interfere with my retirement.
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