Response from TV Public Safety
Just to update folks. Here is the response I received regarding my email to the TV Public Safety dept and my response:
From Donna: I have consulted with the landscaper for the District and there is no regulation that says a resident has to keep the pinestraw after you purchase a home (there is an application process to apply through Architectural Review Board) through Community Standards, stating that you would like to switch to another type of mulch or even rock.
Donna,
I do thank you for your response but I do not see how your suggestion alleviates my concerns. I was aware that I could change the ground cover but that would cover my home only. This is a community wide safety concern and the only way to prevent these types of fires is to not use pine straw in the first place. The Villages has the moral obligation to take the responsibility beforehand. To say a homeowner could have removed the pine straw is an evasion. I sure hope The Villages will reconsider before something terrible happens.
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