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Originally Posted by PennBF
Lets stop using the term "Developer" and use the correct term "Village Owner". Now let's call the Villages what they are, a "Company Town". Anyone who lived in Western Pennsylvania many years ago recognize the the term and can see the Villages as an " Upscale" Company town. This is a profit making business! It is not a religious place with a conscience. Some like to give it a "soul" it does not have a soul and it exists to make a profit for the Owner. When this is understood there is a chance the residents will understand what they are facing in their desire for any controls. Allegedly the owner pretty much dictates the Village Newspaper, the Homeowners Association (e.g.HOA) which protects his/her against investigations by the POA, the Owner appoints and therefore has strong leverage with regards to the Commissioner's. He controls the building policies and practices. Again, going back to the old Companies Town's in Western Pennsylvania run by Coal Mining Owners you can see the comparison to the current Upscale Company town. Is it all bad? I would vote no. Is it all good again I would vote No. Replacing the current Commissioner's is a good start?  |
Vote with your wallet and go somewhere more to your liking (if such a place exists). For me and many others, I vote to let the developers / owners make the decisions they are entitled to make since they built and continue to build with THEIR money, not yours.