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Originally Posted by Mushkie
The Villages is revitalizing Wildwood- the Developer money and the spending of Villagers and our property tax dollars has made Sumter County healthy and wealthy- increased monies for social service programs and building projects. And all this attracts other businesses that also create more jobs, pay more taxes and make Wildwood and Sumter country GREAT!!
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It's pushed out lower-income residents because they can't afford the revitalized properties. It's called gentrification and it creates massive displacement (aka homelessness, here and elsewhere).
More minimum wage jobs doesn't help if you're in a family of 4 living in an apartment building and the rent just went up 50% because the Villages added some flowers to the grassy area across the street.