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Originally Posted by Jazuela
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.
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I think you are taking a very narrow view.
The more The Villages grows, the more outskirts there will be, and the more job opportunities there will be. I think it's actually going to get better for people "on the outskirts." Along with that will come more housing, or people already living in these new outskirts will find better jobs with The Villages than they have now.
There will always be a need for schools both inside and out of TV.
Methinks you don't want to like The Villages. I hope you can talk your husband into a compromise. Or maybe give in and stop fighting it and try to take a more positive attitude. Find something enjoyable to do if you get here.