The adjacent property is also owned by a Villages shell company, note the address in the attached picture. This is all a part of the 550 acres that was purchased 2 or 3 years ago. Just the other side of the Turnpike is the Secret Promise property that was purchased last year by the Villages developer. Linking these properties is essential for the future growth, and while nothing has been announced to-date about connectivity, there are currently 4 possible options:
- a multimodal lane similar to the Bexley Bridge when 470 is widened
- tunnels under 470 to connect the southern properties in question, doing this will be easy in the 470 widening just like it was done at Warm Springs
- another Water Lilly type bride connecting the subject property with the Secret Promise property
- a multimodal path under the Turnpike that parallels SR48 under the Turnpike (no digging required!)
In my opinion, at least 3 of the 4 of these are likely to happen. The first 2 are most probable and likely near term (2-3 years), and the latter 2, depending on the growth pattern they have planned for south of 470/Central Parkway, farther down the timeline perhaps 7-10 years.
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Don Wiley
GoldWingNut (a motorcycle enthusiast not a gilded fastener)
A student of The Villages, its history and its future.
City of Wildwood
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