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Originally Posted by ChicagoNative
Ok, so common areas. That’s normal. I suppose if one wants to travel around TV to swim in other pools or use other rec centers, more power to you.
What about your personal landscaping? That is a monthly cost of TV residency and it’s never mentioned when I have conversations with people about actual monthly costs of living there. I always get the $200;per month, 3000 clubs, and/or “I bought the lifestyle” answer. Again, fine if that’s what one wants, but it’s still misleading.
The MMP issue has been beaten to a nice thick paste. There are those who think only villagers should be able to use them, attend entertainment at the squares, or use any businesses within the bubble. I’m positing that the reason your management doesn’t bother with such tatctics, in addition to the logistical nightmare of enforcement, along with public streets, is that a lot of non villagers patronize businesses and spend money.
As mentioned, I like the Villages. It’s the reason we came to this part of the state. We found something that was more suited to our needs while allowing us to take advantage of the free aspects of the Villages. I understand folks who defend TV on issues worth defending, but I don’t understand the residents who seem to take personal offense anytime someone says anything that can be considered even remotely a constructive criticism. Your mileage may vary.
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I’m confused about your comments regarding personal landscaping. Wouldn’t you have costs associated with “personal landscaping “ if you lived somewhere else? Many people here have landscapers take care of their tiny yards, we prefer to do our own as we have no matter where we have lived, so we don’t have any added costs for that unless we change something. But if you don’t take care of your own, yes you will have costs. No different than anywhere else.