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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
I see things in a very black/white way, and I see no validity in your comments. You are comparing a community of this size to a condo in South Florida - cannot possibly be a viable comparison. IMHO you would be better off equating our situation here with the residential areas we probably all moved from, where people moved out of their homes to retire or downsize, or they passed on, and new younger people moved into the neighborhood. The new young people moving into our older homes brought modern ideas with them and updated our homes.
The first home we purchased right after getting married was in a suburb of Boston and needed updating, I had a very elderly neighbor on one side and a 60+ neighbor on the other, over time the older residents moved out and young people bought in, and when we were ready to retire a very young couple purchased our home. It's the continuation of life and community, without which communities would cease to exist.
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Perhaps I should have left out the condo example. Your example is equally unsuitable. Young people are not moving into over 55 retirement communities. I am only suggesting that there could be a subtle long-term shift in the population which could have a negative effect on the lifestyle.