[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I live in a manufactured home in the historic district and I have many friends in $500,000 homes. I'm sure that there are some people here who look down upon us on this side but I've never met any.

In fact, I see mixing of financial classes here more so than any place I've ever lived.

I have met some people who are clueless as the the historic district. I was once told that the historic district is not really part of The Villages. Another person once asked why they let the historic district "join" The Villages.

Those people really should read up on their Villages history. Harold Schwartz lived here as did Gary Morse and his grown children when they first came to work in the business. The first rec center, golf course, swimming pools and country clubs were established here. The first town square is still here. It's the plaza behind the Circle K at the beginning of Griffin. Everyone should walk around there sometime and see where nightly entertainment was first performed, I've spoken to residents over here that can remember when there was nothing on the other side of 441/27. There were some cows grazing and little else.

And now, the historical district is undergoing a long term comprehensive rehabilitation program. Manufactured homes are being bought up and removed by the developer. They are putting affordable cottage homes in their place.I would wager that in twenty years, these attractive, roomy site built homes will be in the majority.