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Old 02-04-2019, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazuela View Post
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.
TV supports our charter schools, attending sporting events, and volunteering. Our schools are filled with the children of those who work in TV.

There are more younger people living here than you realize, many work from home and have come here to enjoy our lifestyle, something you are having a hard time with. We already live here you don’t need to talk us out of buying.
Sadly you need to convince your Other half to find a place you will not be miserable on a daily basis. Or at best make your own new path and move maybe on your own to a place that makes you happy.
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