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Old 12-04-2021, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BigSteph View Post
As a Villager, I'm excited for Eastport and Middleton, but if I were a local outside the Villages, I wouldn't like this too much.

I work at a local public institution and I see daily how heavily traveled 470 is for folks coming off 75 and the Turnpike to get to Leesburg and the other towns. I can only imagine that they are going to strongly dislike this new inconvenience. From here out, 470 will never be the same for the locals.
Think back to when you were having to commute back and forth to a job. Would you have liked it if they lowered your speed limit by 20 mph or if the commuter bus or subway reduced it's speed by 35%?