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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
HV - First what you are saying is that all villagers except those that live on the main roads could live in a real gated community. OK what about those folks on Morse, Buena Vista etc. Don't they pay the same fees and taxes? There must be hundreds of folks on those streets. Would they be charged less since all fees must go up in your scenario?
Second you say that TV should start to do their own street maintenance. I don't think $29,000 would even be a drop in the bucket to take on that task. TVers already pay county taxes and I don't think they would take to kindly to a street maintenance assessment by TV.
You'd have to hire real security at each gate to accomplish this feat and that would also add to the fees. TV is huge compared to any 'real' gated community. Many of those have only one or maybe two entrances/exits. How many would TV need if you left Morse and Buena Vista open?
I don't think TVers really wish to take on these tasks and associated higher fees.
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Russ, your 100% correct that all residents in The Villages would have to be gated. To accomplish this the entrances to individual villages located off Morris and/or Buena Vista
would require the installation of gates and cameras. I don't see the reason for hiring security at each gate because not all gates are manned now. If (and I know this is a big if) the counties would agree to turning the roads over and also reducing our taxes apportioned it just might be feasible. The Village CDD's already bid out the maintenace of landscaping, golf course maintenance etc than why can't it also take on the responsibility for roads too. We are already paying for this service and have to wait for the counties to put our street/road on their schedule for repairs and depending on whether or not they feel they have the revenue to do it. The $29,000 put into the budget is a beginning figure only but the fact is they are concerned the county is not going to be able to afford to maintain the roads to our standard.