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Originally Posted by Mleeja
Of course the article was written from the POA’s perspective. It sure makes them look good. Maybe when they first started they were a check against the Developer. Today, they are a political organization, pure and simple. Look at how many of your CDD, AAC, PWAC representatives are members or officers (present or past) of the POA. Look how at least three of the Sumter County Commissioners are beholding to the POA. They are slowly taking over The Villages. Before long the most powerful persons in our community will be the board of directors of the POA. This is when I put the “For Sale” sign in the yard.
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The POA is the only protection that the residents have against Developer abuse.
An example of that abuse is his packing the County Commission with his puppets so that he could: (a) get rubber-stamp approval of his expansion plans; and (b) offload on to residents (through a 25% county tax increase) county infrastructure costs that he should be paying for (through impact fees). Other examples can be found on the POA website, the most egregious being the deterioration of amenity facilities requiring a class-action lawsuit which resulted in a $40 million settlement. I would much rather have public officials beholding to my volunteer neighbors in the POA than have those officials in the pocket of the Developer.
I am astounded that you would feel differently unless you are somehow affiliated with the Developer or simply do not understand the reality of what has transpired.