[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by rubicon

A common theme on TOTV spoken by village residents is one of I wish there was a.....................here. I suspect some do not fully explore the reality of their wish list items. Katie Belle's from my prospective has never been good since I first visited in 2004. It had gotten progressively worse after I moved here in 2006 where I paid two visit the second was the straw that broke the camel's back when I ordered a chicken sandwich that was so bad I spit out the first bite . I would suggest that those enjoying the Katie Belle experience can have a better time eating out and joining when of the many dance clubs here.

Church On the Square was renovated by Villages Lake Sumter, Inc. it is said the capacity to be 1500. Its venue has not been advertised, to my knowledge, but I suspect the owners will draw some very good entertainment but it will come with a cost. The Villages' population is now perhaps large enough to fill their venue. I am not certain that a competing venue is viable.

I am not interested in any of the above but I certainly would not stand in the way of others. However people ought to give careful thought as to the tension between want vs need because want comes at a high cost just as the residents of Atlantic City NJ who experienced a 50% closing of their casinos

First A/C started going down hill in early '60's, stopped going their with my parents and Grandmother in 1966. Casinos came, but no money went to rehabilitate city. The staff came in from outside and there was a big parking place at entrance and were bussed in, really went kaput when Miss America pageant was removed, it was started by A/C businessmen.

If people stop liking the Villages, no one will buy our houses if we want to move, Property values will drop. So the facilities, Entertainment Venues, and the rest have to continue to come and/or replace existing. What will happen to Harley Davison building after the election for starters?