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Originally Posted by Bucco
I know that nobody cares about my opinion but that never stopped me before
I was done with this thread until I read the owners are pulling a "scam" and complaints about being pushed toward their owned or endorsed insurance companies, etc.
In 1999, NOBODY...NOBODY would open a business here. The family wanted a full service community and spent so much money and time BEGGING companies, stores, etc to come to The Villages. I mean they spent almost all there time begging.
In order to keep the dream alive they started their own business in a lot of areas. Soon Win Dixie came...not sure of the timing on that but they were the first to "take a chance" in The Villages. Soon, the success was apparent and they began to come.
I have no problem with the developer pushing business into companies and/or businesses he created to serve the resident.
Again, I do not know if anyone ever took the course to learn about the CDDs where you learn and could inquire and ask whatever you want about any aspect of it. Nothing was hidden......everyone knew the family was working overtime to get services here and THEY BROUGHT THEM HERE...none of you posters did.
The commercial business in The Villages did not just get here nor did those business's "discover" The Villages.
If you are going to call the family scam artists or whatever, then please do your research before just simply calling them names
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I agree. The Villages was out in the middle of "no where". The Residents needed a bank..the developers provided one..needed a mortgage company, the need was filled, needed insurance company .needed medical services and hospitals. These services and MANY others were provided to ensure the success of the developement and the developers made money but, guess what? We all benefited!