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Old 10-14-2021, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dorebea View Post
(Reposting from yesterday. I am new at posting items and it seems this originally ended up in the ‘non-villages’ section)

I am well aware of the pros / cons voiced by the ‘North vs South of 44’ constituents. I think everyone would agree though that what makes TV appealing regardless of where you live is the beauty of the area. Two recent events i think are threatening this and accentuating this divide: 1) creation of a separate PWAC for CDDs 12+, and 2 ) I read that CDD12 is now employing a special hearing master to review resident aesthetic related applications in lieu of ARC. A CDD1 supervisor voiced concern that this approach may give more emphasis to the legality of requests vs the aesthetic impact. I agree with him. Part of the uniqueness of TV is due to the rules to maintain visual consistency of the homes and villages. I see these two changes in particular (what can be changed per home and what / how the common areas will be maintained) as having a big impact on the overall community. Could TV be headed for a more formal split into two Villages (north & south)? What’s to stop changes in amenity fees between the two areas and potential additional fees for those from one area to use the amenities in the other?

How can one or. more CDDs decide to just do their own thing at the expense of the rest of the community? At a minimum the ARC replacement should require a approval from a majority of all CDD’s just as the PWAC split did. And …in both cases a process to enforce some level of overall consistency is needed.

Interested in your thoughts on this movement. Are you concerned?
It would help if you didn't use so many acronyms - PWAC, CDD1, CDD12 . It's confusing for us newbies.

Do you mean to say that one part of The Villages will have different rules and regulations than the other? And this might cause friction and animosity between residents living on either side of the Great Divide?

Ah, the eternal and emotionally charged battle between North and South (just don't erect any statues).