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Originally Posted by rubicon
The board of supervisors you speak of are all associates of the Developer.
I had written more to say below about a private conversation I had with a reliable source that ,if true, would blunt much of what you share. but to what avail.
You can never prove a negative and in that people who speak up are at a distinct disadvantage.
Personal Best Regards:
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Rubicon, actually in this case you are wrong. I can tell you from first hand knowledge that
ALL of the supervisors are
NOT associates of the Developer. I can say this in 100% confidence as I am one of the CDD-10 Supervisors. I can tell you that as of this minute I have never met, spoke to, exchanged emails or text messages with, or to the best of my knowledge even been in the same room as any member of the Morse family or any officer of the development company. Your passive aggressive comments do a great disservice to the many men and wonen of this community that expend a great deal of their time and energy in being CDD Supervisors serving and looking out for the best interest of all the residents of The Villages.
Since moving to The Villages I have heard and read a great deal of castigation and rebuke of District Supervisors with a strong inference that many or all are little more than stooges for the development company. Nothing could be farther from the truth. While I have not spoke to or met all of the supervisors in all the CDDs, the ones I have met have all been individuals who dedicated to making The Villages the best possible place they can to live in retirement, for all the residents. Are any of these people associates or friends of "the developer", I cannot say and would not speculate in any case. What I can say is that all are intelligent people who try to make informed and unbiased decisions that they believe are in the best interests of their respective districts regardless of any perceived desires or influence of "the developer".
Is the CCD form of government the best choice for The Villages? I can't say for sure, but it seems to be working well for now. Odds are that it may some day change to a different form of government but it will be a very difficult transition as the community extends across three counties and a large number of inter-local government agreements exist that would have to be taken into account. One nice thing to consider with our current structure is there is very little of the bloat, bureaucracy, and political infighting that most governments have which keeps the taxes and costs to a low level by comparison.
Don Wiley
CDD-10 Supervisor