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Originally Posted by Battlebasset
Love the idea of Middleton, but the feedback I've received from our kids, and that has been relayed to me by others I know that have kids, is "not interested".
Their reasons vary, but mostly it's just "not where I want to be" or "not where I want to raise my kids".
Those are more emotional responses, but I would also ask:
1. Where will everyone shop? - Other than Magnolia Plaza, it's a long way to the stores on 441. Working parents aren't going to be too interested in that.
2. Charter School system eligibility - One of the biggest draws, but young people change jobs with some frequency. If I start out with an eligible job, but that changes in a couple of years, what happens? Do I have to pull my kids out of school? Will I have to sell my house and leave?
I don't think it helps that there is a prison just a mile away either. Certainly not a benefit, unless you want to be close by to visit someone there  |
When it comes to the topic of shopping (other than the basic "wash and repeat" Villages style Publix shopping plazas) near Middleton my posts are "broken records". There isn't any. You have to drive about 20 miles to hit a Walmart super store up north or drive to Leesburg another 20 miles at least. Ocala same 30 plus.
It baffles me that more stores don't see the need for their services south of 44. Shopping seems to be absent from the minds of developers that are what, too successful to need to shop themselves or do everything online?
Not sure what gives but once you live in T V you realize you need to make a list and plan a day of shopping if you don't really like driving that far. I hate taking business away from local shops but Amazon sadly is the easiest method of shopping.