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Old 01-29-2012, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
We will never know if he was concerned about the cows and farms and bucolic atmosphere going away as it talks about in the Sentinel or whether he was concerned about getting top dollar for his property.

Since I think The Villages is a wonderful place to be and most of us agree, I think it turned out great. Angie Fox is probably living right where his chickens were.

Life continues and then it's history.
As I recollect, Farnsworth didn't own the property where The Villages now sits. His acreage is on 466 west of 301 towards I-75. He just was opposed to over-development. When he settled with the developer, he signed a confidentialty agreement so no amount was ever made public.