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You have completely misstated the position of the POA endorsed candidates and I suspect you never accurately read their opinions. Those candidates are not anti-developer in any sense. What they are is pro-resident. In almost all situations what the developer wants and what is good for Villagers is not in any conflict.

But there are situations where the developer has made proposals or moved forward with plans which many do not see as in our best interests. There are many situations where he has refused to help with failures of infrastructure of his team's design. Several examples would include the defective Morse bridge, numerous sinkholes, failing sewer lines, building apartments, taxing by the roof not the square footage which save him millions, the windmill...

Did you ever hear of anyone get a response from the developer when they complain about children living next door, a violation of our covenants which only the Developer has the power to enforce? Contrary to your post, he does not negotiate, he does not enter into discussion to reach mutual understanding. His business model is secrecy and complete control. There are no "conversations that get results"

If there is no organization to represent us when these problems and others happen then we have a monarchy. Note that real local governments have said no to the Developer, Lady Lake and Wildwood included. We do not have any local elected government to say no other than the Sumter county commissioners. When the Developer has oversized influence in who runs and who wins those few positions, we then have no checks or balances.

The POA has taken a position that having commissioners who are not owned by the Developer is a good thing. They are not seeking anti-developer candidates, just looking for people who are not likely to be Morse puppets [see Brett Hage as an example of what the Morse dollars can buy]