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Old 08-18-2022, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
They're building there because of all the new family housing that is going up in that area, the housing that all the residents are objecting to because of the traffic situation. There will be more grocery stores south of 44, most likely they are already in the works but not ready to publicize until they are done deals. I read a long time ago that Sumterville was going to be the retail center of the south, take a ride down there and go west on 470 and while looking at the thousands of acres between 301 and I-75 think retail.
I agree. There is a large trade area outside The Villages. I imagine a lot of people from Pennbrooke and Fruitland Park shop in The Villages, since the only supermarkets in Leesburg proper are an old Publix and the super Walmart on Citrus.