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Originally Posted by djl8412
The names were used to illustrate a point that we should not relinquish objectivity and take everything for granted no matter where we live. If you feel comfortable with power and money being used carte blanche without any accountability from a voting populous then TV is your heaven. Many more of us would like to have the ability to question means and motives when necessary. This is one of those times! If you feel that by someone taking over running this place after being elected by residents instead of being hand-picked then many of us will be glad to help you pack.
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Using Madoff in the same sentence as Morse is beyond the pale. You should know better. Most of the folks here are satisfied with the way the Morses have run the Villages Amenity Program at a very affordable price with amenities available to all. We left another over 55 facility in another state built by Del Webb because residents were allowed to take over the facilities and let their various clubs run the operation and instead of fairness we had facilities which were monopolized by a vocal few who worked their way into the structure. Tennis and Pickle Ball teams took over the tennis and pickleball courts. Swimming clubs and lane swimmers block off half the pools, ETC ETC. If you were a snowbird you were out of luck using the amenities since you were not a member of the clubs and could not join because you were not present to participate all year long. This does not happen here because of the control the Morses have. It is the primary reason we, as snowbirds, bought here and it is in my estimation one of the key reasons why the Villages with a large snowbird population is so successful. Snowbirds did not have to sell their primary home to purchase here. I still own that home in another state and the value is about $100,000 less than it was in 2007. In contrast the value of my home here is about 10% higher, than it was when I bought it in 2007. Residents running the place is not a panacea for anything. In fact, it could make it a lot worse as a few power hungry (sound familiar?) folks get control.