QUESTION ---- Village of Fenney ??

[TommyT]

Does the "Village of Fenney" fall within the city limits of Wildwood ????

It appears so from reading the Districts minutes..

Any answers / comments ???

[Ingenuity]

We just bought there yesterday. It is Wildwood, but the address will be The Villages.

[Wiotte]

Villages address yes, Wildwood city taxes yes.


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[billethkid]

Actually it is a Wildwood "address" that uses The Villages as a personal preference.
The zip is Wildwood and that is primary director of the mail.

Just like The Villages and Lady Lake are used interchangeably based on the home owners preference......the zip is the Lady Lake post office.

[Mrs. Robinson]

Actually it is a Wildwood "address" that uses The Villages as a personal preference.
The zip is Wildwood and that is primary director of the mail.

Just like The Villages and Lady Lake are used interchangeably based on the home owners preference......the zip is the Lady Lake post office.

I don't believe The Villages Zip 32163 (south of 466A) can use the Lady Lake address because that area was originally Wildwood; only 32162 can use Lady Lake.

[vintageogauge]

We are in Wildwood but the mail goes to Lady Lake and then brought down to the sales office. It doesn't go through the Wildwood post office, if we have a problem or want to hold delivery we have to go to Lady Lake. The city taxes are $400 per year on $100,000 valuation however look at the prices on the homes down here compared to the other villages, much lower at this point.

[Bogie Shooter]

We are in Wildwood but the mail goes to Lady Lake and then brought down to the sales office. It doesn't go through the Wildwood post office, if we have a problem or want to hold delivery we have to go to Lady Lake. The city taxes are $400 per year on $100,000 valuation however look at the prices on the homes down here compared to the other villages, much lower at this point.

Why the sales office? Is it then sorted for local mail stations? If I want my mail held, I put a provided card in my mail box.

[red tail]

there are some entities that do not recognize 'the villages' as an address. I live in sumter county with a zip code of 32159 lady lake in the village of rio grande.

[vintageogauge]

Why the sales office? Is it then sorted for local mail stations? If I want my mail held, I put a provided card in my mail box.

Nope, we have to go to the sales office and ask for our mail. We also do not get mail on Saturdays nor do we get priority mail delivered to the door, have to ask if we have any packages. We can't even drop off a letter that we want to mail out. Really a PITA

[Dan9871]

there are some entities that do not recognize 'the villages' as an address. I live in sumter county with a zip code of 32159 lady lake in the village of rio grande.

The Post Office lists Lady Lake the preferred city be for mail sent to 32159 but accepts The Villages

from the USPS web site :

Default City Name in ZIP Code™ 32159
Please use the default city whenever possible.
LADY LAKE FL
Other city names recognized for addresses in 32159

THE VILLAGES FL

USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup (https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=2&companyName=&address1=&address2=&city=&state=Select&urbanCode=&postalCode=32159&zip=)

For Zipcode 32162 the post office prefers The Villages but will accept but will accept Lady Lake

For Zipcode 32163 the post office only lists The Villages as an acceptable city.

[pauld315]

there are some entities that do not recognize 'the villages' as an address. I live in sumter county with a zip code of 32159 lady lake in the village of rio grande.

I have a house in Santo Domingo - Sumter County and a zip code of 32159 and if my mail is addressed to The Village or Lady Lake I get it with no problem.

[Jdmiata]

You can call it whatever you wish. The PO uses the zip code.

[cmj1210]

Nope, we have to go to the sales office and ask for our mail. We also do not get mail on Saturdays nor do we get priority mail delivered to the door, have to ask if we have any packages. We can't even drop off a letter that we want to mail out. Really a PITA



This is temporary until 25% of residents have moved in.


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[Wiotte]

I remember when there were no zip codes and our phone number started with two letters.


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[pauld315]

This is temporary until 25% of residents have moved in.


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Wonder how long that will be, I think they are planning about 3000 homes there. I was told a couple weeks ago that they have sold less than 200 in the 6 months they have been selling homes there. No idea how many have actually been closed on.

[TommyT]

To the users that responded to my topic. I appreciate the information....

[vintageogauge]

Wonder how long that will be, I think they are planning about 3000 homes there. I was told a couple weeks ago that they have sold less than 200 in the 6 months they have been selling homes there. No idea how many have actually been closed on.

It's almost 300 sold but that might include building lots, not sure. If we have to wait until 750 homes are occupied there will most likely be a march on Washington. I don't know the legality of non-postal employees handling, sorting, and handing out mail.

[cmj1210]

Wonder how long that will be, I think they are planning about 3000 homes there. I was told a couple weeks ago that they have sold less than 200 in the 6 months they have been selling homes there. No idea how many have actually been closed on.



I believe it’s 25% per section


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[Wiotte]

It's almost 300 sold but that might include building lots, not sure. If we have to wait until 750 homes are occupied there will most likely be a march on Washington. I don't know the legality of non-postal employees handling, sorting, and handing out mail.



Probably no different than a mail room handling first class in an office building.


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[Bogie Shooter]

It's almost 300 sold but that might include building lots, not sure. If we have to wait until 750 homes are occupied there will most likely be a march on Washington. I don't know the legality of non-postal employees handling, sorting, and handing out mail.
There are sub-contractors doing it all The Villages....must be legal.

[Banaporg]

Nope, we have to go to the sales office and ask for our mail. We also do not get mail on Saturdays nor do we get priority mail delivered to the door, have to ask if we have any packages. We can't even drop off a letter that we want to mail out. Really a PITA
The sales office will take mail to send out, been doing it now for about 3 weeks.

[Mrs. Robinson]

I remember when there were no zip codes and our phone number started with two letters.

You are correct, but large cities had a two digit zone number. I don't think that small towns had that.

You are also correct about the phone numbers. The two letters represented a word, i.e., LI stood for Livingston, as an example. However, in south Jersey, all the phone numbers were only five digits.

Life was so much simpler way back then . . . or was it??!?

[vintageogauge]

The sales office will take mail to send out, been doing it now for about 3 weeks.

It depends on who you ask. We have been told to take it to the post office by the staff.

[vintageogauge]

There are sub-contractors doing it all The Villages....must be legal.

I believe they are hired by the post office. The volunteers at the sales office are not.

[Banaporg]

I'm sorry to hear this, like I said we've been doing it for 3 weeks now with no problem.

[Wiotte]

You are correct, but large cities had a two digit zone number. I don't think that small towns had that.



You are also correct about the phone numbers. The two letters represented a word, i.e., LI stood for Livingston, as an example. However, in south Jersey, all the phone numbers were only five digits.



Life was so much simpler way back then . . . or was it??!?



It was simpler. The fact that no one can remember their phone number anymore but I still remember PY1-7524 from 60 years ago. PY stood for Pyramid.


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[Kazmi]

i don't remember phone numbers anymore. With cell phone address books there's no reason to have to remember them I'd be sol without my iphone and had to remember a number yikes!

[cmj1210]

I believe they are hired by the post office. The volunteers at the sales office are not.



No volunteers, all are paid employees.


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[Nucky]

It was simpler. The fact that no one can remember their phone number anymore but I still remember PY1-7524 from 60 years ago. PY stood for Pyramid.


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How about the party line in our area back yonder. I wonder if that was a countrywide thing or just in the hood?

[kansasr]

Wonder how long that will be, I think they are planning about 3000 homes there. I was told a couple weeks ago that they have sold less than 200 in the 6 months they have been selling homes there. No idea how many have actually been closed on.

According to the Sumter Co property appraiser website, through the end of July, 97 homes have closed.

[vintageogauge]

According to the Sumter Co property appraiser website, through the end of July, 97 homes have closed.

It took over two months after closing for our home to show up on the property appraiser website. Almost al of the homes on phase one of Spanish Moss Way are sold and only 3 show up on that site so don't put much faith into that source of information. If you want an accurate count go to the sales office and look at the display you can see all of the homes and lots that are sold. There are only a handful of Vilas left in phase one and a bunch of them are already sold in phases 2 and 3 along with a handful in phase 4 which just opened recently.

[New Englander]

How about the party line in our area back yonder. I wonder if that was a countrywide thing or just in the hood?

When I was a youngin, we had it in our Boston hood.

[Wiotte]

How about the party line in our area back yonder. I wonder if that was a countrywide thing or just in the hood?



My mother didn’t speak too highly of the party line. Anyone could pick up and eavesdrop on a neighbor.


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