Only my opinion
We first came to The Villages 5 years ago with friends that live in here. We fell in love right away. Now, we have our home in Atlanta listed for sale and are planing on moving as soon as it sells. That said, articles like this make we want to take a closer look. At my age, I know that unfortunatly, rules are required for us unperfect humans. Without rules you have caos. Rules that are not enforced are worthless.
Show me a bunch of young men on the town square with their pants hanging down and underwear showing with or without a guest pass and I become unhappy.
Remember, you pay more for the house just because it is in the Villages:
You pay ammenities just because you live in the villages:
If you allow the rules to slide to much or issue to many Outside Visitor Passes, and you will have just another large Florida city.
Compare the crime rate of outside communities with that of The Villages.
For those that work on the villages, I have no problems with them having worker permits for the family pools and even the golf cart trails, but I would say no to anyone living within 100 miles of the villages but not in The Villages haveing a year long pass. Why would they have a pass??? So they can use the Facilities without any obligation whatsoever. To make one Resident happy that is a relative. If you took a vote, I feel confident that 1000's of passes would not be given out. Keep in mind that when the villages is built out, rules will have to take a strong stance toward enforcement or you will have total breakdown of the concept of this wonderful place.
Lou
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