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Old 08-19-2013, 12:08 PM
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Doesn't answer my question. I read posts asserting that, because the infrastructure was financed using tax exempt bonds, TV has no right to restrict access to those paths that are maintained by amenity fees. I don't believe that this is correct, thus the examples above. Your response appears to say that any municipality financing anything using those bonds gives up the ability to place any restrictions on its use. If this is so, I should have unfettered access to any municipal facility anywhere as long as it was financed with tax exempt bonds. Really?

Sorry for taking this off topic. Belongs in a different or new thread.
A municipality does have control of their facilities but they don not have authority to discriminate its usage to residents only. The Villages would be allowed to require a Trail Sticker be purchased and Golf carts inspected before being allowed on the trail. But would not be allowed to discriminate based on your residency. Does that help? Issuing Tax Free Bonds are restricted to Municipalities. You get your funding but you also get a whole set of rules you need to follow. You can regulate but not discriminate is the simplest answer.