[zcaveman]

The way I read this, you want a place in TV - good idea since cart travel is the mode of choice around here. You want donated land within TV - land which the Villages Inc could sell or use for profit and you want it run with no financial ties or responsibility to the Villages. Does this include liability in case of injury, etc?.

Have you decided where you are going to get the entertainment for this venue? They do not perform for free and I doubt if you can duplicate a current TV act. I am sure that would be a clause in any contract you sign with the Villages, Inc. I don't think you can take plays and shows from the Leesburg or Ocala area without hurting their income even if you can match their prices.

Have you ever thought why there is only one Savannah Center? Maybe the TV entertainment group does not feel that another Savannah Center type venue would be profitable in TV.

I admire your desire for a performing arts center but do you think you will get the clientele to support one? I know your supporters say yes and go for it but what do the other 67,900 TV people think. Will they actually go to the center? That is the question you need answered.

There are so many places within a 25 mile radius - Ocala and Leesburg, 50 miles if you are willing to travel to Orlando. I know a lot of people in my area that don't mind the trip. It is a night out.

Can you compete?

Just asking questions.