[Mr. Grampi II]

I have been following this issue since the original post. I do not post much for a lot of reasons but primarily as I do not have the bottomless reserve of diplomacy that Gracie and others have demonstrated, I also do not share the disdain for the developer that some have expressed.....

I have been coming to the Villages since the early 90's, my parents rented there every year and some of my fondest memories are on the historic side, the people there are very nice. I own my own home here now and I took my mom down the path to Lowes in May, it was a trip down memory lane for her and I look forward to being able to do so again when I return in September.

By all outward appearances this was handled very poorly and we may not ever know the real story. I really feel for the folks impacted...

I hope this proposal is accepted and this is resolved, even though it is a far from perfect solution. For those of us that view the Developer as the devil (again, I do not share your view) I offer the following, as a young boy my grandmother once told me "we should make every attempt to avoid making a deal with the devil, but left with no other choice, we should take some comfort in knowing the devil keeps his word"....