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Originally Posted by Jazuela
It's like I'm reading the posts of insane people who have no sense of reason at all. You pay how much, exactly, for amenities that cover the destruction of all these trees just so you can have more gridlock whenever someone drives through a gate because they're new and don't know any better? You pay how much, precisely, for pesticides and chemicals so that your crabgrass is the same shade of green as the astroturf we use as a ground-cover under our small above-ground pool? YOU don't want to mow your lawn either, and that doesn't stop you from having one, does it? You probably don't like having red ants or termites, but YOU aren't the one who is spraying the insecticide to keep them away, are you? When your car needs servicing, YOU aren't the one who checks the belts and does the oil change are you? No, you hire people for these things. So why is it all of a sudden a big deal for YOU to have to rake leaves off your lawn? You have a landscaper on contract, or on speed dial. Raking leaves is one of those services landscapers offer.
As for overhanging branches: I don't know about the laws in Florida but here in Connecticut if my neighbor's branch is hanging over into my property and causing problems, I'm legally allowed to get up on a ladder and trim the branch to my neighbor's side of the fence. Or - I am allowed to hire someone to do it for me if I'm not able to climb the ladder myself. Although - I would probably just, y'know, ASK my neighbor if he'd mind doing it himself, before I'd go through the effort to have it done.
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No one is forced to buy here. It is a CDD and the choice is yours. If this place sets your teeth on edge, it may not be for you. Please do not move here to change it. We have enough inmates who want to run the asylum. Most of us think that it is danged nigh perfect.
Our amenities do not cover the destruction of trees. The developer does a good job with the placement and maintenance of landscaping on common grounds and in foundation plantings that come with the house. The St. John's River authority is the government office for permission to remove Live Oak trees above a certain diameter and I am sure they follow all rules.
Our "Landscaper" cuts our grass only.. DH trims the bushes and rakes the leaves and removes the weeds and sprinkles go-away on the fire ants.. Many of us have lived carefully and avoid unnecessary expenditures when we can. It is how we have lived all of our lives and for many of us it is how we were able to retire here where there is no astroturf, etc. etc.