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Old 01-23-2013, 10:35 AM
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Any Performing Arts Center for this area would be charging a whole lot more money for a ticket than the Savannah Center. With the uproar on this forum a short time ago about the $125-$175 per ticket for the Willy Nelson show at Savannah, I would find it doubtful if residents of this area would be willing to shell out high prices for the performers.

As for "our crowded roads" - what crowded roads are being talked about? These roads are NOT crowded at all. Any of us from a city of over 90,000 can tell these roads are anything but crowded. I came to The Villages from the Washington DC area. Now, THOSE are crowded roads! My wife and I laugh as we go driving around The Villages about how the traffic is so light as compared to Rockville Pike or The Beltway at rush hour as we calmly drive up Buena Vista to Nancy Lopez Legacy Club for dinner.

Besides those facts, impact fees would probably be spent on improvements to schools or housing in Wildwood instead of on items that would be specifically designed for residents of The Villages.