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Originally Posted by jbdlfan
And just as an added note, if anybody drives through southern Sumter County, you could find a better way to spend that money. If it is to promote tourism or the such, why not throw money at the battlefield area or Lake Pan area? People are coming to TV whether we have music on the square or not.
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I agree - people may enjoy the entertainment at the Squares, but its unreasonable to think that is the motivating reason they come to The Villages instead of going somewhere else. Entertainment on the squares is a small part of what The Villages is all about.
And I don't agree with comparing taxes to provide entertainment to well off people in a retirement community, to paying school taxes . School taxes are for the good of the community in a civilized society. Taxes to pay for entertainment 365 days/year is not in that league at all.
With my County Resident hat on, I personally think that money could be spent in a more judicious manner - surely there are parks or trails or some sort of event that could be promoted to bring in new tourism? All this grant does is subsidize tourism that would occur with or without the grant i.e. its basically a handout to The Villages, not a tourism promoter.