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Originally Posted by Harry Gilbert
NJBlue you are correct. This situation is different,
This is the assimilation of a neighboring town. TV is not moving into a parcel of land that is unincorporated. they are trying to utilize a portion of a existing town and limit access from that town into TV. and its not likely that the town of FP will remain the same.
Look at the numbers FP, Has 3000 (2010 Census over 18) possible registered voters and if TV moves in with 4000 potential voters then what will happen? FP politicians out and TV backed politicians in. Good thing or Bad? I don't know. But if I were A FP pol I wouldn't commit political suicide and let TV in.
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I think you are raising a completely different issue than what I was talking about. In fact, I don't think the Fruitland Park addition breaks any new ground. It is my understanding (I could be wrong) that Brownwood and its surrounding land is part of the incorporated part of Wildwood. Certainly the Lady Lake part of TV has long established this precedent.
But, as long as you raise this topic, it will be interesting to see how FP votes on this. I don't know the current politics of FP to know whether the current elected officials might be at odds with the very large segments of new voters. If, for example, they are very liberal, then the typically conservative voting block of Villagers may indeed sweep them out of office. However, if they are conservative, they could be giving themselves job security for life by adding another 4,000 people who tend to be conservative.
If I were a parent or current resident in FP, however, I may be very inclined to want 4,000 new taxpayers who do not put any additional demand on the schools but will provide sufficient taxes to upgrade all of the existing school and recreational facilities ... and provide more jobs to boot. I don't know how many people who have this type of thinking there are in FP versus those who don't want any change or outside influence. If the former outnumber the latter, it may be political suicide to NOT let TV in.