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Originally Posted by Garywt
I think it is great inviting people to move in and use the free stuff in the Village. Helps the stores and allows our neighbors to come in to dance and listen to music and have a great time.
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Totally agree. The Florida travel and tourism money (taxes paid by all in Florida) was always used by the villages merchants to fund the entertainment and draw people to the area. No idea if it's still funded that way, or if the merchants now equally share the expense, but certainly the more that can be attracted (even the new Costco might help attract some people from the surrounding area who may come primarily to shop at Costco, but plan to stay and eat dinner at a restaurant at one of the squares, perhaps stop at the Barnes and Nobel to make a purchase, have a drink from Starbucks after dinner while listening to the entertainers, etc. so all to our benefit !