To keep the subject simple. There are 2 ways to pay for an expense in The Villages. (1) Your amenities which have a not to exceed 3% annually, and (2) Project wide to be used only for maintenance and repair and have no limit and is charged to you at tax time.
The park near 466 and Morris Blvd. was paid for out of the project wide fund and it was not either maintenance or repair and therefore avoided the cap placed on the amenities bucket and it was added billing to the residence through their taxes. It would take the Developer's knowledge to approve this expense and gives a good indication as to how loose and how Ms Tutt use the residents money as discretionary for her usage or to approve. Regardless of whether the Park was a good idea it was an abuse to use PW funds as discretionary as opposed to the controls to prevent residents taxed to use something because there are no caps?? If this was done here how many other abuses may be a part of the residents charges??
