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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I have been as involved and as interested as any here and NO ONE told me what the ultimate plan was....a lot of villagers repeated a lot of stuff like it was gospel, but from the developer or his aides and assigns not a syllable.
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The plan has been public (on the county website) for years. It included the two regional Rec Centers (Eisenhower plus the other at the end of Morse). It included the exec golf courses as are currently being built plus the three around Sarasota. It also included one more 27 hole championship course off Morse once it is extended.
The problem is that since that plan was put together, numerous areas have already been added to the house-count but not a single addition from a planning perspective has been made to the amenities that are already over-burdened during snowbird season. The pools and the fitness centers at Colony and Seabreeze are already overwhelmed, yet, apparently they have decided to not even add a fitness center to Eisenhower (perhaps as a result of a deal with MVP to get them to come to Brownwood?) Getting a tee time on executive courses during the winter is a hit and miss chance such that when I put in a request I have to keep the group point count to under 2 by eliminating anyone who has the audacity of playing more than three times a week.
When we bought 5 years ago, it was well known that TV would expand to 44 and Brownwood would be built. Hence any hand wringing for that development can only come from someone who was not paying attention. It was also stated by our sales agent that that was when the development would stop.
I would have a lot less of an issue with continued growth if the population growth was met with corresponding amenity growth. It appears that with the exception of neighborhood pools, this is not the case. I applaud the plan for an additional golf course in the FP section should it go forward. I only hope that this golf course doesn't come at the cost of one of the planned three courses around Sarasota.