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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Yes Gracie, we live in Lake County. You know and I know, you and I both love it here. There is no place like it in the world that I have ever been. I'm certainly not looking to Morse bash or whatever.

I could have studied and educated myself for years about TV and still moved here. I'm here now and still going to educate myself. The only conclusion I've come close to having yet is that Florida's Community Development Districts were set up in such a way to finally be governed by the people who live within their boundaries. This isn't political so please, don't start typing that it isn't appropriate for this discussion.

I think that is the biggest gripe with people who aren't, as some have said on this board - hypnotized- by TV. Well, people are people. Some are good, some are bad, some are a combination of everything. They are humans like you and me. That is how it is with the developer, the developer's family, the people who work for the developer and et al.

When the VCDD is finally governed by elected officials, people will still complain. That is what makes this country so great. It isn't a one-size fits all communist country where we all where the same outfits and walk in lock-step.

I believe in free enterprise, but more than that; I believe in a democratic republic form of government and that still exists. If I don't like something, I will work and use the power of my vote to change what I don't like, or at the very least to make it more to my liking.

But first, I'm not going to have a knee-jerk reaction to something and instantly dismiss it because someone is making money or there is a line item on my tax ticket I don't understand or because someone with more money than me wants me to invest in something that may make them more money but will help the community as a whole.

I assume you are referring to the VCCDD and/or the SLCDD. These two community development districts will never be governed by elected officials by the community. They are entirely controlled by the developer and always will be. Only the numbered CDD's will eventually be governed by elected officials.