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Old 01-13-2018, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Carpe Diem View Post
I don't know how it will be possible with all the development maps showing various amenities where any interchange would be.

It's really surprising. I thought TV would build a "Disney-like" mall off a 468 exit ramp . . . after dressing up the several miles they own along the turnpike with jaw dropping golf courses, landscaping, softball complex, fountains, etc. It could have been a prime attraction that would be profitable in itself, but also get people to turn off the turnpike and get a first glimpse of The Villages and become future homeowners. It just seems like something Gary Morse would have done.
I think something like this will be done by TV near the existing CR470 exit.

TV is building its way in that direction now. And remember this -- TV quietly bought about 7 square miles of land south of CR470. The 470/turnpike interchange will eventually be in the middle of all this forthcoming development.

My predictions are based on the thought we all had when Brownwood was built: "Why would TV build a town square on the edge of TV?" Well ......