The three town squares are private property with public access allowed. They are owned, respectively, by the Village Center Community Development District (Spanish Springs), by the Sumter Landing Community Development District (Lake Sumter Square), and by the Brownwood Community Development District (Lake Paddock Square). Access to the squares, themselves, and the streets directly bordering them, is controlled by each particular center district and can be withdrawn at any time for any reason.
For example, when there are events at the squares that are sponsored and staged by The Villages, other activities can be curtailed -- i.e., the visits by President Bush and Sarah Palin. Whenever my wife's dance groups perform on the squares, the arrangements are set up and controlled by the Villages Entertainment Department, and we are directed when and how long to perform, where to park our vehicles, and the particular theme that we are asked to portray. During our (or anyone's) approved performance time, other activities on the square are curtailed until the formal performances are concluded.
Operation of the squares is a great system, but the squares are not ours, nor do they have unrestricted public access.
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