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Old 04-05-2024, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MrChip72 View Post
Nothing in the squares is paid for by amenity fees. The businesses at the squares pay for all of the entertainment and staff.
For years they collected STATE money from taxes all Florida residents pay. The money (grants) were extended to various communities to support and/or stimulate Florida tourism. Perhaps this source has "dried up " and now 100% in on the retails businesses ? ? Maybe that why a lot of the shops that were once so welcomed by residents, have left ? I patronize B&N frequently, still that "old type" who likes an actual book rather than my tablet, when reading. However, each times I go to the counter to check out, I wonder how much longer they will be able to keep the doors of such a large attractive building open ?