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Originally Posted by billethkid
We have been her almost 10 years. We probably know as many non residents from the surrounded area as we do residents of TV.
I have never ever heard of any such disenchantment with what TV has brought to the area or caused......until this thread!
I personally think there may be pockets of that, just like anywhere else on the planet. I think isolated or minority incidents are too often extrapolated to represent a general condition......which of course do not represent the reality.
And then the extrapolation is intellectualized to a point of trying to have others believe the extrapolation!
The reality is Sumter county as well as the other counties that house TV are much better off as a result of TV and it's residents.....that is the general reality that truly exists.
btk
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Sorry, but have been here six years and spend more time outside of here than in and I have to disagree with you on a few points. First, try and tell me that southern Marion County is better off because of The Villages and you would be VERY wrong. Very poor area and TV has done nothing to change that. Second, two of my children have marraied "native" Sumter countians and yes, they have problems with many of us. In most cases, we are the butts of many of their jokes. But, many feel that everything that has been done, or as many of you say, developed for the good, has actually done very little for the other residents of the county. Don't start throwing out your tax numbers. I"ve been through this before on here. Sumter County schools do well, outside of The Charter school. As a matter of fact, South Sumter, Bushnell and Webster are some of the top achieving public schools in Florida. Yes, some local business will raise prices on people they percieve as "Villagers." Seen it happen a couple times in person. Doesn't mean The Villages or Villagers are bad people, just means some don't like us. Oops, thats negative isn't it? Let me rephrase that, some people just don't appreciate us enough....There, that's somewhat positive.