The Villages is a wonderful place to live. However, the POA provides a much need checks and balances, watching out for the interests of the residents. Our structure of government clearly favors and benefits the developer and most of the supporting structure (media, commercial, etc.) is clearly beholden to the developer. One need look no further than the multi-million dollar settlement receive from the developer because of POA action or the POA's attempts to highlight things that the Villages Daily Sun choses to ignore, to see the value of the POA. We are indeed fortunate to have the dedicated individuals who volunteer their time to the POA.
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