[graciegirl]

QUOTE=Jazuela;1621866]Your kids and grandkids will though. Remember - this is an active senior community with VERY little housing for younger folks. If you take up too much real estate, there won't be need for public schools there. Not enough kids to warrant them. And people working minimum wage jobs won't be driving an hour to the local supermarket to stock shelves. Only seniors living in the community will be available. How many of you can lift 30-pound boxes for a 5-hour shift 3-5 days per week?

And all those waiter and waitress and bartender jobs at all those restaurants you all love going to. I hope you are AMAZING tippers, because if the community spreads too far, no one living on the outskirts will want to drive in to work for sub-minimum plus tips during midweek.

But hey it won't affect you personally, so you don't have to care about it right? Let your kids and grandkids bear the burden, it'll be their problem.

Or - you can remind the developers that this is supposed to be a *community* and not a *municipality.* That's what you paid for, and that's what you're entitled to. You can speak with your votes when the board convenes to elect new board members.[/QUOTE]

We Villagers pay taxes to the areas we live in that support schools in that area.. We Villagers support backpack programs( our village collects weekly) and volunteer tutor in the local schools. We Villagers fill barrels in the regional rec centers with clothes, bed clothes and new pajamas for those who are homeless. The Villages Inc. provide jobs for many, many people. Growth and industrialization has cut world poverty and hunger in half since 1990. Look it up. I didn't believe it either when my grandson pointed it out. It also causes more greenhouse gases. There are always pluses and minuses to things. Take care of yourself, take care of your own so that your family will not be a burden to others. Save your money, reuse and recycle. Help others quietly. Always vote for school bonds. We each have our own ethics and standards and most people have loving hearts.

Sumter County was one of the poorer counties in Florida until the Morse family arrived.

P.S. Our kids will sell our house, make a profit and seek dreams of their own.