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Originally Posted by graciegirl
How many times has it been stated by people who know that our amentity fees will not be affected? The publicity ain't good for sure. AND some posters just seem to enjoy the heck outa anything that makes us look bad. What is that all about??????????????????????????
For some strange reason the Orlando Sentinel has always had a bad attitude toward anything The Villages has ever done. I haven't read any good press from any of its "editorial" writers. The IRS isn't looking too good these days sweetie and if we all had to pony up, someone figured it would be about six grand and change apiece. Back at the beginning of this INVESTIGATION, if I remember correctly, the fee was much smaller and the Morses didn't pay it but chose to bet that the CDD form of governance was a viable entity. I do believe that those who think they THE Morses are wise and those who think they are smarmy AND stupid will never agree.
I will wait and see. I don't know the Morses, does anyone? Ten years ago they weren't rolling in dough. Today they are. Doesn't bother me, but it sure bothers a lot of people. Class envy is rampant in these postings.
If this place became governed by a "public electorate" we would have Ocala. Not bad, certainly not bad, but The Villages it is not.
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I would appreciate it if you could address facts and not attack the other posters. Your approach does not lead to an intelligent discussion of the issues.
To answer your factual points:
Of course our amenity fees will not be affected. That is part of the problem. The amenity fees are capped by the CPI and seem to get raised to the max every year anyway. The central question is, once again: If the Center Districts get hit with huge costs here, where will the money come from to continue the amenity system? It has to come from somewhere. Do you have a answer?
It doesn't matter here if the Morses are wise or swarmy. That is not the point at all.
The Orlando Sentinel has gotten some of its facts wrong in its reporting, but at least it is reporting-- which the Daily Sun has not been.
The fact that The Villages is, in general, efficiently run is true but irrelevant to the central question.