[redwitch]

Okay, I'm one of those who isn't a big fan of the developers. I truly admire what has been accomplished in TV. From everything I've heard about Harold Schwartz, he is a man I would love to have met and have gotten to know. I do not have that desire when it comes to Gary or Mark Morse.

It has nothing to do with class envy. It has nothing to do with jealousy -- I've known, admired and loved people who had at least as much money as they did and at least one who had a heck of a lot of more. To say that someone criticizes or does not admire the Morses because of envy or jealousy is inaccurate, at best. Nor are those who see their clay feet necessarily malcontents. They and I do have reasons and they are valid reasons. I have stated my dislikes and reasons therefor in the past. I see no reason to go over them again. Not liking their present business practices takes nothing away from what they have done in the past nor from some of their plans for the future.

To me, TV and the developers do not go hand-in-hand. The Morses built and are building this development. It is the people who live here that make this such a wonderful place. There really is an incredible generosity of spirit here, one that I've never seen anywhere else. People are genuinely happy and willing to help each other. That, to me, is the most beautiful part of TV.

I give the Morses credit for doing things to keep TVers happy, to making sure everything is well-maintained, etc. I do hope this will continue to be the case once there is a final buildout, but we'll have to wait and see on this one (but I do think TV will continue to have music in the squares, be clean and well-maintained, etc.). Even so, some of the practices of the Morses are not to be admired -- think the IRS mess, the bond issues, the "donation" of the Church on the Square (which was recently rejected) and myriad small business decisions. They are out to make a profit regardless of the cost to others and that's just not right. So, hurrah to the development that is called The Villages, the wonderful people who live here and the people who envisioned this and ultimately created it. And boo to the family that puts profits above all else, regardless if it is the right thing to do or not, and totally forces their opinion (with no opposing arguments basically allowed) on others.