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Originally Posted by graciegirl
The answer is that The Villages is a CDD. We do not take up a petition and change things. This is not like Orlando where you vote a mayor in or out. This is a large and well run development established and organized and maintained by the developer. Most of us are rather glad of that. We are glad that new folks can't vote in a little of this or a change in that not only because most of us think it is dandy the way it is, but also all the changes cost money. There are many who when it's cold for a few weeks want some indoor pools, there are those who want to take out the traffic circles and many other suggestions that would possibly make things nice, but cost all of us, because we are the people who will pay for the changes. There is a workshop offered every few weeks in ordinary times for people that explain just how things work in a CDD. It is most enlightening.
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I would say to that both yes and no. All residential CDDs are or will eventually be run by local elected officials. NSCUDD is run by elected officials of whom I am one of seven on this board. Now, the three commercials CDDs are managed by developer appointed supervisors as only the developer owns the land in those three. As some of the District staff is hired by one of the commercial CDDs, they have a fine line to tread between interests of the different parties. Without Developer support or approval, it’s hard to accomplish much.