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Originally Posted by rubicon
My friend ,your rejoinder of "if you don't like it move" is an emotional and unfair response and a short sighted one. And it would suggest that a resident has no right to speak up.
This is not a debate of" I got mine and you can't have yours." Its about sensible planning and sensible growth
My initial post was to point out the sensibility of a moratorium to ascertain what effect rapid growth was having on the community. I should have known that this was going to turn into a pro -anti developer one I care not to rehash again and frankly have never understood.
Osceola county made clear that additional road building will be necessary and many of the roads will be toll roads.
My prediction is that unchecked village residents gate passes will become SUNPASS
My prediction is that the tax burden will grow exponentially as population growth ceases and infrastructure maintenance cost rise. Amenity fees continue to rise not only because they are tied to the consumer Index but because of the pressures placed on facilities will demand that they be increased to meet new obligations. and as amenity fees are growing the availability of suitable amenities times ,etc is quickly fading.
Rising cost vis a vis fixed incomes is a problem for retirees. And a resident does not have the right to say I am not using any of the amenities so I want to opt out
This fixed retirement income is also why your" if you don't like it move option "is seldom the answer. I don't make my investment/financial decisions based on emotion. However I did mistakenly believe that speaking rationally about the growth in the community could be productive.
I'm not speaking against anything or anyone but I do believe residents ought to have a vote on how they will spend the remainder of their lives especially since they paid a high premium for their investment. I also believe that a discussion should result in reasonable compromises. However today, people simply do not discuss they rant.
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I cringe at the residents "getting to vote" on every small issue when so many half truths, rumors and misinformation is passed in this place. So much is offered as gospel and it is just garbage on this forum and in many printed venues as well. There are so many agendas, so many people who would like The Villages to fail because of jealousy, competition and plain mean spiritedness.
There are many who are gullible to tales told out of school and in today's climate of public opinion being passed around as fact it is very hard to find the truth.