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Old 03-19-2012, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by English Ivy View Post
Mar/Bob, I've noticed that just about all of your posts express the desire/need to be within walking distance to Paddock Square/Brownwood. The villages currently under construction at this time (Sanibel, Charlotte, Fernandina) are probably the furthest away from Brownwood. It's just a guess off the top of my head but I'm thinking to walk from these villages will be at least a couple miles. It's a long way down Buena Vista to Brownwood. Have you looked at a map to get an idea of this entire area? Here's a link that might be helpful. Enlarge the map and look at districts 9 and 10. That's the new area south of 466A. You will notice the Village of Collier in district 10. Brownwood and Paddock Square is below this village between highways 44A and 44.

http://www.districtgov.org/yourdistr...0South466A.pdf

In my opinion if walking distance is that important (and assuming you prefer to not have a long walk) you want to wait for future, closer villages to open up. Don't let your salesperson talk you into buying a lot for fear they will be all gone, you've got a least two or three years (and probably longer) before that will happen.

Good luck too you.
Not to hijack the thread, but just wondering will there be village(s) within reasonable (15-20 minutes) walking distance of Brownwood? I really enjoyed being close to LSL when I rented in Sabal Chase last October, and in June, the house I'm renting in Mira Mesa is only about 1 1/2 miles from Spanish Springs.