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Old 08-19-2025, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Chellybean View Post
matter of opinion I'm just done drinking the Kool-Aid and pay for other people that come into villages and don't follow the rules.
The problem is that many of the opinions being tossed about are based on headlines and zero evidence or fact.

Is the Villages a "55+ community?" Yes, they are. Are there people under 55 living in the Villages? Absolutely, but that is not inconsistent with the "55+ community" label. Unless you can show that more than 20% of the occupied homes in the Villages do not have at least one occupant who is over 55 then the Villages qualifies as a 55+ community.

"Pay for other people that come into villages and don't follow the rules?" How many people, which rules, and what would the difference in pay be? Are there some non-residents/non-guests using the pools? Probably. Are our pools and pickleball courts overrun with outsiders? No. Could the Recreation Dept. do a better job of keeping outsiders away? Maybe, but not at my pool, we aren't overrun. Which pools/courts truly have a problem with outsiders? Anywhere from none to all depending on who wrote the post or the letter to the editor. What is lacking is any evidence or facts.
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