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Originally Posted by talonip
For some reason 466 seems to be the center of the villages universe. The center has moved way south. We don’t go to Sam’s anymore due to the traffic on micro and Rolling acres.
We live in St. John and it’s gonna be a 25 minute drive. 466A would be a better location.
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Better for you maybe, but The Villages population may only be a part of the market plan for Costco. From the proposed 466 location they can draw from the non TV population north of 466, which includes a lot more families, who are a bigger part of Costco's "buy in bulk" appeal.
Costco already has stores in Clermont and Wesley Chappel, for the TV population as The Villages expands southward. I suspect the 466 location is as much about the population north of TV, as it grows to accommodate service needs for the ever-expanding Villages.
With a decent amount of planning, most of us old TV'ers won't need to brave the traffic and the crowds more than 2 or 3 times a year. And I certainly won't be putting all of that stuff in my golf cart.