Can someone respectfully tell me why apartments are so offensive to most Villagers? I really can't figure it out. As I see it, they will provide a much needed boost to the businesses in the squares (so of course those businesses are going to support apartments). I don't think they will increase traffic as not everyone comes and goes at the same time. More traffic was often cited as a reason to oppose housing developments in the DC area where I used to live, and those traffic issues never materialized.
Parking at the squares for nightly entertainment might be impacted to some degree, true. And for that reason, I think it's incumbent on the developer to address that issue by adding more parking or perhaps a garage before construction moves forward.
As for this idea that apartments somehow taint the image of the Villages being a sea of single family homes, where is it said that the Villages has to forever hold that singular image? I would welcome a mix of detached houses, duplexes, villas, townhouses, condos and apartments, thereby giving the consumer more options - as long as we have the infrastructure to support that model.
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