My Middleton

[ElDiabloJoe]

Anyone else watch the new Middleton video by The Developer, or peruse the new MyMiddleton . com website?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQmMmVzMJQ

If I were a kid now, and knew what I know now, that would be an incredible place to go to high school! The facilities and industry-focused curriculums are amazing. The update video is on the website.

I wonder if home values will go up higher, or be lower, than the age-restricted areas? Over time of course.

I wonder if someone is 30 years old working at Johnny Rockets or Publix, or directly by The Villages and their kid(s) goes to school at The Villages Charter Schools, what happens if they stop working there? Do we have to sell their house and leave? Is there a certain vestment period, do they have to work for The Villages or a 3rd party in The Villages for a certain number of years, like 3, before their kid(s) are "qualified" to attend Villages schools?

[Aces4]

That is terrific! Can seniors live there too? Personally, the constant sea of old faces is not my cup of tea. I enjoy my cohorts but I want a blend of society, youth adds so much energy to life and I am fortified by the vigor.

I realize everyone has their own happiness but this would be great for those of us who miss the normalcy in our lives.

[twoplanekid]

In the past, the Villages have restricted access to the multi-modal trails to only the Village residents who are paying for the maintenance of these trails. It will be interesting to see if both Village residents and the families living in Middleton have access to the same areas using multi-modal trails. Will there be restrictive or free connectivity using these trails between Middleton and the rest of the Villages?

[Bogie Shooter]

Anyone else watch the new Middleton video by The Developer, or peruse the new MyMiddleton . com website?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQmMmVzMJQ

If I were a kid now, and knew what I know now, that would be an incredible place to go to high school! The facilities and industry-focused curriculums are amazing. The update video is on the website.

I wonder if home values will go up higher, or be lower, than the age-restricted areas? Over time of course.

I wonder if someone is 30 years old working at Johnny Rockets or Publix, or directly by The Villages and their kid(s) goes to school at The Villages Charter Schools, what happens if they stop working there? Do we have to sell their house and leave? Is there a certain vestment period, do they have to work for The Villages or a 3rd party in The Villages for a certain number of years, like 3, before their kid(s) are "qualified" to attend Villages schools?

You can start here.
Office of Admissions (https://sites.google.com/tvcs.org/officeofadmissions/)

[ElDiabloJoe]

You can start here.
Office of Admissions (https://sites.google.com/tvcs.org/officeofadmissions/)

Office of Admissions - Change of Employment (https://sites.google.com/tvcs.org/officeofadmissions/change-of-employment)

Nice. Found this at the link you referenced. I wonder who, if anyone, actively polices the parent(s) continued employment?

[Bogie Shooter]

Office of Admissions - Change of Employment (https://sites.google.com/tvcs.org/officeofadmissions/change-of-employment)

Nice. Found this at the link you referenced. I wonder who, if anyone, actively polices the parent(s) continued employment?

That answer is covered in the link.

[LuvtheVillages]

Office of Admissions - Change of Employment (https://sites.google.com/tvcs.org/officeofadmissions/change-of-employment)

Nice. Found this at the link you referenced. I wonder who, if anyone, actively polices the parent(s) continued employment?

From the link:
Employment is verified on each new applicant and will be verified on a monthly basis for all enrolled students.

[Altavia]

In the past, the Villages have restricted access to the multi-modal trails to only the Village residents who are paying for the maintenance of these trails. It will be interesting to see if both Village residents and the families living in Middleton have access to the same areas using multi-modal trails. Will there be restrictive or free connectivity using these trails between Middleton and the rest of the Villages?

The videos show free connectivity.

[Altavia]

Anyone else watch the new Middleton video by The Developer, or peruse the new MyMiddleton . com website?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQmMmVzMJQ

If I were a kid now, and knew what I know now, that would be an incredible place to go to high school! The facilities and industry-focused curriculums are amazing. The update video is on the website.

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Wow, incredible vision, planning and execution.

[Mrs.Guy]

In the past, the Villages have restricted access to the multi-modal trails to only the Village residents who are paying for the maintenance of these trails. It will be interesting to see if both Village residents and the families living in Middleton have access to the same areas using multi-modal trails. Will there be restrictive or free connectivity using these trails between Middleton and the rest of the Villages?

:ohdear: I don't think that is correct. If you live in the family section off CR101 or Oak Meadows you have access to the M/M trails. :oops:

[Mrs.Guy]

Wow, incredible vision, planning and execution.

:agree: I agree. But how did they do it without any input from some of our posters? :shrug:

[Rainger99]

It is interesting that you can’t comment on the video.

Hopefully they are monitoring TOTV so that they can get feedback from the people who live here.

[twoplanekid]

:ohdear: I don't think that is correct. If you live in the family section off CR101 or Oak Meadows you have access to the M/M trails. :oops:

You are correct however the numbers grow from maybe a few hundred families to how many thousands of families planned in the Middleton area? Maybe the number of younger people using the multi-modal trails will be a good thing if there is total connectivity and these people living in Middleton help pay for the multi-modal trail maintenance for all Villagers.

[Bogie Shooter]

It is interesting that you can’t comment on the video.

Hopefully they are monitoring TOTV so that they can get feedback from the people who live here.

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

[JSR22]

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

OMG:a20:

[Bogie Shooter]

:agree: I agree. But how did they do it without any input from some of our posters? :shrug:

With all those great ideas.:22yikes:

[Djean1981]

Anyone else watch the new Middleton video by The Developer, or peruse the new MyMiddleton . com website?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQmMmVzMJQ

If I were a kid now, and knew what I know now, that would be an incredible place to go to high school! The facilities and industry-focused curriculums are amazing. The update video is on the website.

I wonder if home values will go up higher, or be lower, than the age-restricted areas? Over time of course.

I wonder if someone is 30 years old working at Johnny Rockets or Publix, or directly by The Villages and their kid(s) goes to school at The Villages Charter Schools, what happens if they stop working there? Do we have to sell their house and leave? Is there a certain vestment period, do they have to work for The Villages or a 3rd party in The Villages for a certain number of years, like 3, before their kid(s) are "qualified" to attend Villages schools?
The Villages Charter School website has a PDF document outlining eligibility. There's various categories of eligibility and eligibility can be checked monthly. I assume for home ownership, you probably have to be a certain category and have been employed for a certain amount of time.

[Bogie Shooter]

The Villages Charter School website has a PDF document outlining eligibility. There's various categories of eligibility and eligibility can be checked monthly. I assume for home ownership, you probably have to be a certain category and have been employed for a certain amount of time.

Where did you read home ownership?

[Taltarzac725]

We are going to need a bigger map!

[Mrs.Guy]

We are going to need a bigger map!

:laugh: OK, Capt. Quint

[Altavia]

:agree: I agree. But how did they do it without any input from some of our posters? :shrug:

What, they didn't ask you?

We talked about it at Sunday dinner 🤓

[Djean1981]

Looks fabulous! And, there was a quick image of a neighbor with regular sidewalks...

[Altavia]

Looks fabulous! And, there was a quick image of a neighbor with regular sidewalks...

I's like SimCity in the real world.

Is it a stretch to feel that since the schools are essentially funded from profits, everyone who has purchased a new home here helped fund construction of the schools?

[KimmieK]

We are going to need a bigger map!

…and boat!

[KimmieK]

That is terrific! Can seniors live there too? Personally, the constant sea of old faces is not my cup of tea. I enjoy my cohorts but I want a blend of society, youth adds so much energy to life and I am fortified by the vigor.

I realize everyone has their own happiness but this would be great for those of us who miss the normalcy in our lives.

Anyone who buys a home in Middleton can live there.

[KimmieK]

Looks fabulous! And, there was a quick image of a neighbor with regular sidewalks...

The neighborhood in the clip with sidewalks, playgrounds, etc. is most likely Oxford Oaks (family area developed by The Villages). I imagine the neighborhoods in Middleton will be modeled after Oxford Oaks.

[Papa_lecki]

Is it a stretch to feel that since the schools are essentially funded from profits, everyone who has purchased a new home here helped fund construction of the schools?

Or it’s an investment by the developer to attract employees to the area, so we have nurses, doctors, barbers, servers, etc.

[coconutmama]

Some good ideas in education but seems to me to be a lot like indentured servitude. What other controls are insisted on?

Also hope the sheriffs department’s new golf cart will be used to patrol the multimodal paths community wide, even though they claimed it would not. Need a fleet of them now, as it is.

[mskaggs]

I wonder if someone is 30 years old working at Johnny Rockets or Publix, or directly by The Villages and their kid(s) goes to school at The Villages Charter Schools, what happens if they stop working there? Do we have to sell their house and leave? Is there a certain vestment period, do they have to work for The Villages or a 3rd party in The Villages for a certain number of years, like 3, before their kid(s) are "qualified" to attend Villages schools?

Any one can own a home in the family neighborhood. You don’t have to have kids, or be employed by TV, to live there. The employment requirement is for a child to attend the charter school. My guess is that the school tracks employment. If a parent no longer works for TV, the child may not continue attending school there but the family is welcome to live there for however long.

A child can begin attending the school as soon as employment begins, BUT with the current school acceptance is by lottery and wait list. Being employed by TV doesn’t guarantee admittance, it just makes it possible.

Thanks for the link! I’m excited to see. :-)

[writerslife]

School taxes will likely become a more significant part of the equation for resident Villagers. The vast infrastructure needed to support the "worker bee" community equates to a burden on all of us. Unless, of course, The Developer is gifting this to the community at large.

[Villages Kahuna]

I’ve heard that students at the charter schools have to submit proof of a parent’s employment—pay check stub—monthly. Miss bringing it in and they are disenrolled the next day!

Sounds tough, but almost no violations.

[Jayhawk]

Will the original High School on 466 remain open when the new one opens? It seems the need would be there to support 2 schools but the marketing all refers to the Villages Charter High School for the new one.

[Bogie Shooter]

I's like SimCity in the real world.

Is it a stretch to feel that since the schools are essentially funded from profits, everyone who has purchased a new home here helped fund construction of the schools?

Are you implying that is bad?

[Bogie Shooter]

I’ve heard that students at the charter schools have to submit proof of a parent’s employment—pay check stub—monthly. Miss bringing it in and they are disenrolled the next day!

Sounds tough, but almost no violations.

The link in post #4 explains that differently.

[Bilyclub]

:laugh: OK, Capt. Quint


That was actually Chief Brady's line, but close enough.

[Bogie Shooter]

Will the original High School on 466 remain open when the new one opens? It seems the need would be there to support 2 schools but the marketing all refers to the Villages Charter High School for the new one.

Charter School reveals plans for the future of its north campus | In Today's Daily Sun | The Villages Daily Sun | thevillagesdailysun.com (https://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/in_todays_daily_sun/charter-school-reveals-plans-for-the-future-of-its-north-campus/article_e10d5d16-0e2d-11ed-8bae-97a01d5d1de2.html)

[MandoMan]

Very nice! I didn’t see anything about requiring buyers to work in The Villages. It looks like a Villages for young people with kids. Maybe it’s also for old folks who want to live in a more normal world where not everything is about us. It would be a paradise for young families. (The sad fact is that most schools in the country could be filled with smiling, learning students if they were provided with children eager to learn instead of eager to disrupt learning. Better facilities would soon follow.) Parents would love this school.

I notice that this entire development of many thousands of homes is south of the turnpike. That’s a solid half hour drive by car on Morse from 466 and forty minutes from Spanish Springs. Just as I seldom go that far south, I doubt that many would frequently venture this far north. I saw nothing about their having access to pools and rec centers and golf courses and clubs in The Villages.

I would expect that there would be few if any houses under $400,000, even it there are some two-bedroom houses around 1200 sq ft. This would place it out of reach for most young families. I wonder if the state will require the building of Section 8 housing. I hope not.

[ElDiabloJoe]

I’ve heard that students at the charter schools have to submit proof of a parent’s employment—pay check stub—monthly. Miss bringing it in and they are disenrolled the next day!

Sounds tough, but almost no violations.

The next day sounds pretty harsh. In the interest of the child's educational continuity and friendships (social development), it might be good to give the family a 30 or 60 day grace period to obtain other qualifying employment and to not yank a kid out in May when they would have graduated or finished the year in June.

I think the Developer is less draconian than demanding next day, but that doesn't mean a 30-60 day process isn't initiated the next day, to be realized down the road if other qualifying employment is not obtained.

[thelegges]

I’ve heard that students at the charter schools have to submit proof of a parent’s employment—pay check stub—monthly. Miss bringing it in and they are disenrolled the next day!

Sounds tough, but almost no violations.

We know students who attend villages charter schools, the students do not submit parents employment. So no, 8 year old isn’t carrying a stub in their backpack.
Developer is not without computers, every employment is handled internally.
However if parent leaves the employment of TV, or any business on property, that has the privilege of charter school as a perk. The student as of the date of parent resignation, or close of a business, the student is no longer eligible for charter school

[PJackpot]

Anyone else watch the new Middleton video by The Developer, or peruse the new MyMiddleton . com website?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQmMmVzMJQ

If I were a kid now, and knew what I know now, that would be an incredible place to go to high school! The facilities and industry-focused curriculums are amazing. The update video is on the website.

I wonder if home values will go up higher, or be lower, than the age-restricted areas? Over time of course.

I wonder if someone is 30 years old working at Johnny Rockets or Publix, or directly by The Villages and their kid(s) goes to school at The Villages Charter Schools, what happens if they stop working there? Do we have to sell their house and leave? Is there a certain vestment period, do they have to work for The Villages or a 3rd party in The Villages for a certain number of years, like 3, before their kid(s) are "qualified" to attend Villages schools?

Pretty amazing.

[Indydealmaker]

In the past, the Villages have restricted access to the multi-modal trails to only the Village residents who are paying for the maintenance of these trails. It will be interesting to see if both Village residents and the families living in Middleton have access to the same areas using multi-modal trails. Will there be restrictive or free connectivity using these trails between Middleton and the rest of the Villages?

I believe you will find that the multi-modal trails are public access. However, such access is not easily obtained.

[Djean1981]

It's a good investment..

[defrey12]

Or it’s an investment by the developer to attract employees to the area, so we have nurses, doctors, barbers, servers, etc.

EXACTLY! And having good schools, and people who value them, is a good thing.

[RoyCooper]

Homes in Phase 1 will be ready to go on sale next summer 2023.
These will be non-age restricted homes - read: For Families
They plan to have these homes start in the $200's.
https://youtu.be/ktxFjCvJTdM

[Dantes]

I can’t wait to drag race some kids on the MM paths approximately 4 thousand homes. Get off the road grad ma

[dennisgavin]

There are a couple of posters here who have a problem for every solution. What negativity. I think the Morse family is doing a fantastic job!

[Mcnuke]

Is it too early to talk about the relocation of the Prison up to the Ocala area ??
Seems to the unmentioned Elephant in the room.

[JSR22]

Is it too early to talk about the relocation of the Prison up to the Ocala area ??
Seems to the unmentioned Elephant in the room.

It is a Federal prison and will not be relocated.

[thelegges]

It is a Federal prison and will not be relocated.

However the prison is due for updates, and needs expansion. Many times it’s easier and cheaper to build new in a different location. This has been rumored for couple years, on building elsewhere, but than again rumors.

Developers could always buy Coleman, great outdoor facilities, just think what TV could do with Coleman property, but than the prison lights and loudspeakers, and prison breaks, will no longer come into play