It's not wrong.
A CDD is a unique form of governing body. But it does not change the fact that TV is a privately controlled development. We could argue this point all day long. It could come down to semantics or a bit of a gray area. But TV would not exist if a private developer didn't build it and agree to forming a governing body of a certain sort...over which he still maintains great control.
To somebody deciding whether or not to come here, it's very little different from a subdivision (a huge one for sure...heheh) with deed restrictions. There is some similarity (very little imo) to a city government. No comparison at all to a county/state/federal government.
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Originally Posted by Michigandress
Wrong.
The Villages is not a private development. True, it has been built by one Developer, but it is supposedly governed by Community Development Districts. Community Development Districts (as the Developer argues when confronted by the IRS) are, or are supposed to be, governmental units and not part of the Developer's private fiefdom.
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