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Old 08-07-2022, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
It is a bit inconvenient now. At the present time, there ain't much south of 44. There is no a gas station, drug store, or Big Box store. All you have is Magnolia Plaza and Sawgrass. I do wish that there were more stores down here (a Walmart or an Aldis - or, dare I say, a Costco or a Trader Joes) but I expect that to change in the next year or so. I am amazed that a store has not opened up down here. There must be at least 25,000 people living south of 44 so they would have a captive market. I was surprised that BJs opened a new store in Spanish Springs area. They have almost every store in the world in a three mile strip - Sams Club, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Walgreens, Best Buy. Not sure if there was a demand for BJs.

We usually go up to Lady Lake area a couple of times a month to do shopping - Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc. We also shop online. Amazon is great.
It has been 12 years since they started building south of 466A and that road is just now catching up with some shopping needs. It has been 5 years since they started developing Fenney and the area south of 44 and there is still nothing there or on 44. It will be many years before there is commercial development from 44 down if it ever happens at all.
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