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Old 08-15-2013, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by EdV View Post
I thought it would suffice to simply point out that one need not travel on amenity maintained paths to get from Stonecrest to Spanish Springs etc. by cart. But apparently not. So:

Per TV’s districtgov website: “A Community Development District is a public non-profit unit of local government with the special purpose of providing the services described above. As a unit of local government, the District is subject to many of the same State Statutes that regulate cities and counties.”

So the roads in a CDD are public, not private. Furthermore, both the roads and the multi-modal paths were built using tax free municipal funds, not private developer funds. And those paths were built specifically to provide cart access where travel in the roads would not be safe. And since those paths are the only way for a cart to get through that area, they too must be available to the public. And the fact that they are maintained by amenity funds does not preclude this.

The by-laws of Stonecrest require us to allow public vehicle access to the Links of Stonecrest golf course even though the golf course is privately owned and the roads are maintained by our association funds.

So in essence, you're stating their are no private golf cart paths in the villages? Anyone can go anywhere, anytime on these paths? I'm learning many new things.

How about the bridge over 27/441, built and owned by the state is it?