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Do you all really know where and how and what your amenity fees is paying for. I dont mean what your neighbor thinks or the guy at the pool said...Does anyone really know??
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Yes, actually. We paid almost $57 million during the 12 months ending this past June. Of that about 47% went to pay the debt on the bond used to buy the amenities. About 10% went to operation/maintenance of the executive courses. Another 10% went for other maintenance services. 15% for professional services. 3% for fire services. 4% for other operating expenses. 4% for utilities. Plus other misc expenses.
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and people complain about my golf cart being on "their" roads...WRONG..I too pay for those road taxes. Does anyone realize the roads are turned over to the county after a period of 2 to 3 years..probably not
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This is sort of true but also sort of false. The truth is that when your golf cart goes on any of the golf cart paths, you are not on county-maintained property. While it is true that the county maintains most of the roads (but not all), the residents are the ones who paid for them in the first place, not the county. Also, not all of the maintenance is paid for by the county. Since The Villages expects a higher level of maintenance than the county would normally provide, the residents augment the county road budget to provide better maintenance.
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I have never been in an overcrowded guest pool...have you??
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Yes, many times ... unless your definition of overcrowding is that you can't fit another body into the pool. But there have been many times that the pool has had far too many people in it for it to be enjoyable.
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I bet all your merchants wouldnt be too happy or succesful if it weren't for the younger generation which has a disposable income to spend on restaurants and other shops in the squares.
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Hmmm, I must admit that when I'm in the restaurants, I don't see too many of the younger generation in them. I wish more would come so the restaurants wouldn't be so dependant upon seasonal fluctuations. But note that this discussion is about guests "abusing" the amenities that are paid for by the residents - not the use of public areas.
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The squares are and have full public access..they are just like any other town..they are not private and yet so many of the residents feel they live in this "private' community.
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On this I agree. The squares are public and are not paid for by any amenity fee - including the entertainment. So, come on in and enjoy yourself and spend a lot of that disposable income that you have.