I cannot see how 50,000 new homes could be a positive.
'What if' they built 50,000 more homes? There would be more scams, more crime, how would The Villages handle 75,000 more people? Build double the amount of golf courses that we currently have? The 'good' landscapers would charge a lot more if you could get them to do the landscaping, so people would have to rely on sub-standard quality of work for more cost. If there were 50,000 more homes, and the same or very slightly increased number of amenities, why would the housing market for seniors increase. They would have to build more homes, and cheaper homes, for all the employees needed, and I don't feel I would would like The Villages having more children, adult children, living here. Take inclusivity away and all you have is a regular city... say like Ocala or Leesburg. If I wanted that I would have moved there. There is a lot more crime outside the villages, so why would you want more people, 50,000 more homes full of people, plus all their problems, to move here?
I, for one, am happy with the current size and what we get (pools, golf, town squares) and wouldn't like double the size without double everything else.
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