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Originally Posted by Skip
2012 Chili Cook Off was the worst event ever!! Just another example of the developer wanting even more control of the party. The merchants on the square lost out again when it was moved away from town. You were a captive audience out there and it was impossible to leave the place. How do you like the way they advertised it as the "polo fields" but actually moved it to a dirty "horse pasture". We were duped! 
Skip
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Wow, this person has issues!
The merchants on the squares did not get as much business but remember that the Developer gets a small percentage of their profits as part of their lease agreement. It was not impossible to leave the event. I knew where it was and parked my golf cart accordingly at Saddlebrook Rec Center along with lots of others. It was less than a 3 block walk across the polo field to the field it was in. I was out of the event, walked to my cart at Saddlebrook in under 10 minutes and was home 15 minutes later. Just takes a little bit of thinking to realize if it is better to park right where the event is or to walk a few minutes. It was dusty in the field but not filthy with horse excretement as some would think. Nothing was wrong with the event at all. Sounds as though some people might like to stay home and not come to charity events anymore. No loss to those of us who live in and enjoy The Villages!