[Goldwingnut]

Originally Posted by geofitz13

Great job, as usual, Don! What is really impressive is looking at the maps showing the areas that are owned by TV and have not had any work done on them at all. The areas you are flying over are dwarfed by what is yet to come! You will be flying for a long time!

Think, 20-30 years of planning ahead. The Developer has a vision that started with Harold Schwartz and Gary Morse. Watch this video - Making of Brownwood - and at about the 2:10 mark the discussion talks about when Brownwood was planed. They knew the location of Brownwood 5-6 years before the first home was built south of CR466 (not CR466A). This puts it in the late 90's that they knew the location.

It's is obvious that HS and GM were directly involved in the location as both were actively involved at that time. The location of Brownwood and the Rohan RC at the far end of the development would have been a poor choice unless they know back then that they would be moving south of SR44. The logical choice would have been where Truman and Roosevelt courses are located for Brownwood if they weren't going to go south of SR44.

Regardless of what may have been said publicly about not building south of SR44 it is a foregone conclusion that HS and GM had it planned over 20 years ago to do just that, and more.

The sales people and others that kept touting "buildout", "not building past …", "this is the last …" were either liars, idiots, or both for not paying attention to history and current events. The timeline and the placements don't lie.

For those that believe that the continued growth is just the current generation of the family being greedy, I say you are wrong. They (current generations) are the product of excellent business upbringing and are continuing to carry out the plans and dreams of HS and GM. If greed were the driving motivation then the development south of SR44 would be much denser and have fewer amenities and green spaces than are being built. As for the completed areas north of SR44, CR466A, and CR466, these are not their issue and they have no obligations to continue to be the eternal cow to be milked to death. What is there, is there, responsibility now belongs to the residents and the government to maintain and expand.

If the decision were ever to be made to STOP BUILDING, the negative economic impact to the area and the community would be horrendous.

What is to come in The Villages is known only to a very select few. Let's enjoy the ride.