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Originally Posted by rubicon
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The charge against the POA concerning its negativity and dislike for the Developer is absolutely incorrect.
Contrary to what most people know the POA has made every attempt to work with both the Developer and the VHA. In fact at one point they wanted to merge the POA and VHA organizations together but were snubbed.
Why did it not occur? It did not occur because the VHA gets funding from the Developer. The VHA essentially serves as a PR firm for him. He began the VHA in an attempt to eliminate the POA. Why? Because the POA takes him to task on responsibilities he ignores ergo the amenities Lawsuit (circa 2008). Ask yourself why is it the VHA's "Voice" is delivered with your Daily Sun but the POA is not?
Some villagers reaction to the POA's efforts remind me of the Gary Cooper character in High Noon. The towns people hire him to protect them and when he does they turn on him because he did what they asked of him.
I do not always agree with the POA but I am convinced that they are the only organization here which truly is on guard for residents.
I encourage you and others to reconsider your position on the POA
One more thing. A repeating theme on this blog seems to be that criticism of the Developer equates to hate, jealousy or bias. This in my view is in most situations factually incorrect because it is about the way the Developer (Villages Lake Sumter Inc.) does business
If a resident complains about a bank, an insurance company a restaurant, a contractor is it hate jealousy or bias? Hardly.
Personal Best Regards:
PS I forgot to mention that the POA have elections every year for every position in their
organization
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Rubicon well said and I would only ask residents to ask themselves what they think would happen if there was no place for them to have their concerns addressed? No place to receive help with a problem? No place to find out what has happened towards resolving an issue? No one keeping an eye out for their concerns?
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption and this has been demonstrated many times.
Roofing, siding, amenities improvement, AC line set failures, and many other issues are only a few of the problems which have been made known and resolved by the efforts of the POA. To think there is no useful purpose for an agency to keep a watchful eye on things would be equal to trying to convince ourselves there are no problems in our utopia.
If any resident thinks they are going to receive an audience for their concerns or a problem from those in charge you should rethink that position. It took over 9 months to resolve the recent bond interest issue. Numerous times I was rebuked and told there was nothing being done incorrectly by the CDD and even by the CDD attorney. Only the threat of a class action lawsuit finally got their attention and brought about a meeting with Gary Moyer... Their letters are still available if anyone doubts it happened. In the end it was proven the VCDD was wrong and the issue was corrected resulting in hundreds of refunds from years past. It was like a David and Goliath story but just because they are big does not mean they are always right whether it is intentional or not. If residents want to just give up and hope they will always be treated fairly then they will suffer the outcome. The POA helped publicize the change in policy and demanded those previously overcharged be notified which would not have happened without their help.
The POA is not perfect either as some expect them to be apparently, but they do have the residents back. If anyone wants to change the way anything is done they are always open to help.