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Old 08-22-2020, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
I hope that this post proves to be wrong. So far apartments have not been tested in The Villages and I really can't see this as a "bait and switch" but rather the use of an area that had lost purpose due to a lot of real factors. I see the real factors as; the folks who rent the buildings made for restaurants fail to make a success of said restaurants and that may be that the restauranteurs are sub par or that the area is aging and don't go out to eat as much or that the building was SO noisy it wasn't pleasant even for people like me who can turn my device down to eat there.

I am hoping that the apartments are not going to cause problems in the same way people who live here generally do not cause problems with higher crime and lack of care of their surroundings. I hope that the parking lot is not crowded. The one on 466 never appears to be when we drive by the back on our way to Bob Evans. (When we did, not eating out now)

I hope that the people who rent the apartments will find a good fit to a less active lifestyle and a good place to eat at the restaurant. (I did read there would be a restaurant, didn't I?)

I hope I will not find anything to disagree with Tophcfa about in the future as it has been in the past. We usually saw eye to eye.
Gracie, we used to agree on everything when we first bought our home in the Villages, which was coincidently about the time Gary Morse passed away. Back then I shared your almost unconditional trust in the developer. Over time, certain events have taken place that unfortunately have eroded my unconditional trust in the new generation of the family. Don't get me wrong, we absolutely LOVE the VILLAGES and the actions of the current generation of the Morse's has not ruined what Gary created (that is why we bought north of 466, we wanted to buy into the already built out and mature area that Gary built). I would be hard pressed to find anything we disagree on that does not involve the actions of the new generation of the family.

Stay safe and healthy my friend : )