View Full Version : Villages update, progress at Sawgrass Grovee
Altavia
04-27-2021, 12:58 PM
The Villages FL News & Construction Update Vol 6: Progress at Sawgrass Grove - YouTube (https://youtu.be/kejZr4I43RU)
Two Bills
04-27-2021, 01:15 PM
Give me Gold Wingnut updates any day of the week.
TV own updates too 'Happy Smiley Clappy' for me.
"Just the facts Maam!"
Stu from NYC
04-27-2021, 01:51 PM
Started watching earlier and in about two minutes started yawning.
VApeople
04-27-2021, 01:51 PM
I looked at the video.
At 6:41, it shows the tennis and PICKLEBALL COURTS very near the villas built just on the other side of the wall.
Everyone knows that no human wants to live near those dreaded courts.
What were the designers thinking?
They were probably the same bunch who put the courts very near the houses at Water Lily.
JoMar
04-27-2021, 01:56 PM
I looked at the video.
At 6:41, it shows the tennis and PICKLEBALL COURTS very near the villas built just on the other side of the wall.
Everyone knows that no human wants to live near those dreaded courts.
What were the designers thinking?
They were probably the same bunch who put the courts very near the houses at Water Lily.
You do know they are near houses almost everywhere in TV?
JoMar
04-27-2021, 02:00 PM
Give me Gold Wingnut updates any day of the week.
TV own updates too 'Happy Smiley Clappy' for me.
"Just the facts Maam!"
You do know that as great as Don's updates are, he doesn't have access into the buildings or information on the plans other that what is available in the public domain. The only folks that have the facts is the Developer. I think the developers videos and Don's videos compliment each other......and I think The Villages is supposed to be a Happy Smiley Clappy place. :)
VApeople
04-27-2021, 02:01 PM
You do know they are near houses almost everywhere in TV?
Not in Osceola Hills where we live. Not at Truman or Big Cypress or Aviary either.
Stu from NYC
04-27-2021, 02:12 PM
You do know they are near houses almost everywhere in TV?
True but why buy houses near them when you can have peace and quiet?
charmed59
04-27-2021, 03:00 PM
Not in Osceola Hills where we line. Not at Truman or Big Cypress or Aviary either.
There are houses backing up to the Big Cypress Pickle Ball Courts, they just don’t happen to be in the Villages.
It doesn’t surprise me they aren’t in Osceola Hills. The Bridgeport rec center is one of the few that has no pickle ball courts.
VApeople
04-27-2021, 07:10 PM
It doesn’t surprise me they aren’t in Osceola Hills. The Bridgeport rec center is one of the few that has no pickle ball courts.
The Burnsed Rec Center is in Osceola Hills and the pickleball courts are a long ways from the houses.
Maybe the person who designed our rec center has retired and the new designer doesn't understand how irritating that pickle noise can be.
wrestle1
04-28-2021, 06:00 AM
Agreed JoMar. A very informative update that put a zoom lens on Don’s awesome drone shots.
You do know that as great as Don's updates are, he doesn't have access into the buildings or information on the plans other that what is available in the public domain. The only folks that have the facts is the Developer. I think the developers videos and Don's videos compliment each other......and I think The Villages is supposed to be a Happy Smiley Clappy place. :)
Freehiker
04-28-2021, 06:46 AM
Everyone knows that no human wants to live near those dreaded courts.
Those houses will sell, just like all the rest of the houses.
txfan
04-28-2021, 06:51 AM
Sawgrass Grove is a game-changer
Lisanp@aol.com
04-28-2021, 07:13 AM
Please, please, please Villages leasing department - please get a healthy chopped salad/grain bowl kind of lunch take-away place in the Sawgrass Market. I do like a good burger, but we desperately need clean food/healthy options added.
Marathon Man
04-28-2021, 07:23 AM
I looked at the video.
At 6:41, it shows the tennis and PICKLEBALL COURTS very near the villas built just on the other side of the wall.
Everyone knows that no human wants to live near those dreaded courts.
What were the designers thinking?
They were probably the same bunch who put the courts very near the houses at Water Lily.
So, those are aliens living in those homes near Waterlily? Good to know.
Marathon Man
04-28-2021, 07:27 AM
Please, please, please Villages leasing department - please get a healthy chopped salad/grain bowl kind of lunch take-away place in the Sawgrass Market. I do like a good burger, but we desperately need clean food/healthy options added.
Companies that want to come to TV come to TV. If you have a particular place in mind, try contacting them and ask them to have a look at placing a restaurant here. It just might work.
VApeople
04-28-2021, 08:42 AM
So, those are aliens living in those homes near Waterlily? Good to know.
Either aliens or a strange race of humans who love watching pickleball up-close from their lanai.
Chi-Town
04-28-2021, 09:29 AM
Thanks OP for posting the video. Informative and hardly boring.
Marathon Man
04-28-2021, 03:55 PM
Either aliens or a strange race of humans who love watching pickleball up-close from their lanai.
I think the strange ones are those that find fault in the decisions of others. As if the others are somehow flawed.
VApeople
04-28-2021, 08:17 PM
I think the strange ones are those that find fault in the decisions of others.
I don't think it is strange to point out the mistakes that I think others have made.
Maybe my comments will help a newcomer to avoid making the same mistakes.
vintageogauge
04-29-2021, 02:00 PM
Companies that want to come to TV come to TV. If you have a particular place in mind, try contacting them and ask them to have a look at placing a restaurant here. It just might work.
I talked with The Haufbrau House and they told me they had to protect their Tampa franchise and TV was to close. I doubt many people from here drive to Tampa to enjoy a German meal but you never know.
Bogie Shooter
04-29-2021, 02:16 PM
I don't think it is strange to point out the mistakes that I think others have made.
Maybe my comments will help a newcomer to avoid making the same mistakes.
Maybe others didn't make a mistake.....I think.
Packer Fan
04-30-2021, 11:51 PM
Great video, very professional and informative. Nice to have since Don Wiley doesn't post much anymore.
Altavia
05-01-2021, 06:44 AM
Great video, very professional and informative. Nice to have since Don Wiley doesn't post much anymore.
Here's the latest from Don incase you missed it.
The Villages Construction Update 4-18-2021 - YouTube (https://youtu.be/L0yD1xXBOaA)
Goldwingnut
05-01-2021, 09:08 AM
Great video, very professional and informative. Nice to have since Don Wiley doesn't post much anymore.
Keeping very busy these days so something has to give. Posting too often tends to show the same stuff over and over again and progress is harder to see. My target is now every 3 weeks to post a new video.
Of course, the biggest difference between the developer's videos and mine is that they'll only show you the positive stuff that helps them sell houses, I don't have that agenda.
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