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Old 09-14-2013, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Kris View Post
In pursuit of my future purchase, here is where I get a further understanding of TV operations from folks experiencing the lifestyle.

My understandings are: (1) A number of CDDs, not the commercial or the new build, are controlled by the citizens as envisioned by the Florida "Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980." So a good example would be how are these democratic districts operating. (2) The "free entertainment" is provided by the developer and charged as an expense of sales/promotion. No, actually the businesses on the squares pay for the entertainment and the entertainment department is now not owned by the developer but by the people who have run it for a long time. The Vescos..So after build-out, unless the residents pay for this, it may be a little quieter in TV. (3) The "settlement" referred to involves a breach of agreements to provide appropriate levels of amenity services and facilities. My concern here would be are the amenity fees being paid sufficient to maintain the facilities and to fund the bonds, current and future, to pay the developer? The VCCDD should have a budget, available to the residents, that shows how this will be accomplished. (4) A review of TV demographics would suggest that the level of education and experience far surpasses any other U.S. jurisdiction of any size. So the foundation for a well operated municipality currently exists in TV, regardless of the size of the population.

Comments are extremely welcomed because I need to make a purchase with my "eyes-wide-open."
The areas south of 466 are run the way the developer has run them from the beginning. The areas north of 466 have "input" from the inhabitants.

I will let others tell you what they think. I personally like living south.

Drive around and look both places and see what you think. All are lovely. The areas south have MORE deed restrictions and less objects of art in yards.
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