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Today's Sun included the agenda for Sumter county commissioners. One item was for a proposed outdoor entertainment park in Wildwood. Below is an excerpt from the application and a link to the agenda item. The location is SR 44 and CR 475 .... West of where 301 and 44 intersect, so, not adjacent to Villages. Just an FYI

The applicant is requesting a Major Special Use Permit for an outdoor sports and musical
entertainment park. The applicant’s proposed operation consists of the following: an open air
stage providing for a music venue seating approximately 7500 patrons, ATV and 4x4 riding trails
and mud holes, 4x4 mud/sand track area, 4x4 rock climb area, picnic/camping areas, adventure
run mud/water course, tractor/truck pull area, grass parking area, security and first aid stations,
airboat track, equipment barn, office trailer, security/safety lighting, bathrooms, handicap
parking, helipad area, vendor area, ticket/booths, ATV/4x4 wash station, water volleyball/sand
area, announcers booth, and play ground.
Proposed days and hours of operation are as follows:
Thursday 12:00 pm for event staff only
Friday 12:00 pm for event participants and operations
all entertainment related motorized vehicle operations shall cease at
sunset
all other operations shall cease at 10:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am for event participants and spectators
all entertainment related motorized vehicle operations shall cease at
sunset
all other operations shall cease at 10:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm except holiday weekends, excluding Christmas, which will
follow Saturday schedules
Monday (holidays excluding Christmas) 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Additionally, the applicant will conduct a maximum of one concert event per month with the
option of having up to five (5) one (1) day fund raising events during a twelve (12) month
calendar period. Park hours of operation for fund raising weekend one day events will be from
7:00 am to 10:00 pm.
The outdoor sports and musical entertainment park will be owned by Otsego Holdings, LLC
leased to Sumter County Outdoors, LLC.

http://www.sumtercountyfl.gov/Files/...0840556049.pdf