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Originally Posted by Dharrisoncmo@gmail.com
Wow. Are you serious? What if they were to build a prison? They own it - they can do it? What if they put in a paper factory (they smell)? They own it - they can do what they want to it?
The legal fact is - was a "reliance to their own detriment." Which means - they purchased with a reasonable assumption of what they were investing in (country club, etc.) and - they were lied to.
The other simple fact is this. In a few short months - with Katie Belle's and this - the Morse family has diminished trust by thousands of Villages. The business model was driven by very happy people literally "begging" friends to move here to. That is their "golden goose" or in business called their "strategic competitive advantage."
Knowing the attitude is "I own it - I can do whatever I want" is an "in your face" attitude. Personally - I really like living her overall - but I understand the people who are very upset. I lost trust in the Morse family - and will be less likely to encourage friends to move here. Why? Because who knows what the Developer will do - because it is all about money - not the purpose and trust and strategic business model that came before him. Overtime, The Villages won't be so special - just bigger than other retirement communities; that would be a shame.
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Brilliant post. I agree completely. Very good details of the past history, the deterioration, and the future predictions. Seems like a good conclusion. I can only speak to my 15 years experience here. I can only speak in generalities. I enjoy being here and the MANY clubs and activities, which are made STRONG by unpaid volunteers many times. That is part of the "good will" that factors into the positive life style in TV land. The good will factor seened stronger, to me, from 2005 to about 2012, when perhaps expansion became more important to the Developers than cultivating good will and good word of mouth advertisement. I must confess to sometimes getting the feeling of living in a hidden "soft" Dictatorship. Peeople buying into TV land usually have a "golly, gee whiz attitude" for about 5 years, as I did. Slowly you see and realize that it is not perfect. You notice small problems like traffic back-ups in January, where a simple turning lane could solve the problem. You notice excessive landscaping at round abouts that cause visual hazards and etc. Later, you might start feeling like the individual is powerless. That is my feeling - like a quasi-Dictatorship. I hope I do not sound like a Qanon conspiracy monger?