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Originally Posted by swissy
So when and where will the next square(s) be built? Are there already plans or at least wishes?
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Yes, near the corner of 501 and 470.
Calling it a Lifestyle center combining recreation, with business/restaurant/shopping in one location near championship golf including:
A 400-acre “Medical Village” that will include a new UF Health trauma center that also will serve as a teaching hospital for medical students;
An “Urban core” shopping center near the medical complex and that will include complementary businesses;
Housing for doctors, nurses and other medical professionals;
A “Lifestyle Center” and some sort of town center;
A “Super-Regional” recreation center;
New golf courses, a Pitch & Putt and Putting Course;
A lake large enough to host regional or international events such as dragon boat racing, skiing, rowing, remote-controlled boats and sailing;
New bridges connecting the sprawling portions of the new areas, including one that will accommodate both multi-modal and automobile traffIc;
A second K-8 Villages Charter School campus and an expanded high school campus that includes a sports complex, gym, stadium and performing arts center, among other things;
A neighborhood near the new school campus for employees who work in The Villages (we’re guessing areas like Oxford Oaks and the Villages of Parkwood, not much-needed affordable housing for those with lower-paying jobs like cooks, waitresses, landscapers and sanitation workers who provide vital services to Villagers);
New recreation centers;
A new restaurant and pub; and
An indoor farmer’s market.
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