"How much do they need?" you ask. They need lots and lots of money. Spending is just beginning with the construction of a multi-story parking garage (so you can conveniently shop in the next-door resale shop), then there will be a glorious park, then a few new shops replacing existing buildings, making it a more magnificent "downtown" bisected by a major 4 lane highway and hemmed in by a very active railroad on one side and existing residential areas on the other. And, they have yet to mention a probable new city hall to administer all the growth, which will require another parking structure, and maybe a beautiful new library, etc., etc. Check out some recent history; Lady Lake and Fruitland Park spent lavishly once The Villages tax dollars started rolling in.
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