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Originally Posted by ArtB
I am sure this has been discussed before but I can't believe The Villages is not sponsoring a 4th of July fireworks display. Watching fireworks shot off accross the lake a Lake Sumter would be awesome!
In the meantime, where else are fireworks offered?
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I agree that it would be great, but when I put on my devil's advocate hat, I come up with the following reasons why it may not be done:
Cost - fireworks aren't cheap, so who would pay? The developer? I would assume that for the developer to pay that it would have to be as a result of a positive payback - would it help sell more houses? Would it allow an increase in commercial rents for the businesses? Not too likely in either case. How about if the CDD pay for it? That would have to come from our amenity fees which means that something else would have to be sacrificed.
Viewing area - When you think of the thousands who would show up for this, where would they all stand/sit? The boardwalk area is quite limited, as is the hotel area. There's some space on the bridge, but not much. I suppose the Palmer golf course could be closed to accomodate spectators, but at what cost to the grounds and greens? In all likelihood the golf course would have to hire extra security just to keep people away. A probably not unfounded fear is that a lot of vegetation all around the lake would be trampled with people trying to find a better vantage point. There is also the fear that private property may be trespassed upon with people thinking "well, they're not here for the summer and they won't mind."