Save Your Town of Lady Lake

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

[manaboutown]

Build baby build.

[Topspinmo]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

So you think they will listen?

[blueash]

Wow, if each of these 8500 communities has 125 people that is a million new residents in Lady Lake. It will get crowded with a million new people. If only they were all OVER 55+, then at least it would still get quiet at 9 PM

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

It’s not 8,500 communities it’s 8,500 additional people in 3 communities. There is the very real potential that many more of these communities are coming and very soon.

The answer to whether the Commission will listen is Yes if you go and make your voice heard. You voted for them to support and protect your interests.

You can live your life being an optimist or a pessimist. Which choice serves you better.

[Arctic Fox]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+

Exactly. Why should people younger than us expect to have a house to live in?

Except for those happy to serve us in restaurants and do our gardens, of course - they can stay.

[eyc234]

Exactly. Why should people younger than us expect to have a house to live in?

Except for those happy to serve us in restaurants and do our gardens, of course - they can stay.

:BigApplause: Yep that is what they beleive, NIMBY.

[Blueblaze]

I'm supposed to be concerned about 8500 young people? Why would 8500 young people move here, other than to take a job serving us old folks?

I just hope a couple of them are doctors with a medical degree from a place I can pronounce!

[Normal]

Wow, if each of these 8500 communities has 125 people that is a million new residents in Lady Lake. It will get crowded with a million new people. If only they were all OVER 55+, then at least it would still get quiet at 9 PM

Lol…definitely a misquote, even for this area.

Likely trying to throw an alarmist’s warning on the new home tract near Harbor Hills that is being built either way.

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

These are very real concerns, you think traffic is bad now, it's going to get a lot worse. Forget about getting a doctors appointment in a reasonable amount of time. This isn't an alarmist ringing a bell, it's a reality.

If the thought of the 8,500 young people coming in and partaking in your daily town square activities at your expense doesn't bother you then you can go about your day. When the additional 10,000 more come in will it still not be a concern or will you just move?

Educate yourself, look at Stopgrandoaks.com and see for yourself. This is a reality not a scare tactic.

[Randall55]

These are very real concerns, you think traffic is bad now, it's going to get a lot worse. Forget about getting a doctors appointment in a reasonable amount of time. This isn't an alarmist ringing a bell, it's a reality.

If the thought of the 8,500 young people coming in and partaking in your daily town square activities at your expense doesn't bother you then you can go about your day. When the additional 10,000 more come in will it still not be a concern or will you just move?

Educate yourself, look at Stopgrandoaks.com and see for yourself. This is a reality not a scare tactic.Where do you expect the people who work in this area to live? In towns, hours away from their jobs? Yes, it will get crowded. Most of us realized this years ago. We each have two choices: accept the Villages will be as large as Tampa and Orlando or move.

[Papa_lecki]

Who wants to do a search of TOTV and find all the complaints of bad service in restaurants, etc?

[cjrjck]

I assume that Lady Lake needs the growing tax base just like Wildwood and Leesburg do. I imagine that the town watched in awe as The Villages expanded over the last 3 decades and other than the original historic section and a fews parts across 441 in Lake County, the town of Lady Lake was left out of the tax revenue derived from the homes being built but had to deal with the traffic nonetheless. To this day, much of the retail business in and around TV is on or near 441. This should change over time but that area will still remain vibrant.

[manaboutown]

This is a free country. Owners of private property have rights. If zoning and such is ok they should be able to proceed. If nothing were ever built the few humans alive would still be living in caves.

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

Yes, I agree to your statement that the owner of a property has rights, my rights are being impacted. I bought and invested my home in a rural setting now someone is coming in and pushing me out of my property.

If I came in and put a High School in your front yard without you having prior knowledge would you open your arms to it?

There are those who like and enjoy urban and those who like and enjoy rural. What right does someone have to come in and force urban on me without my permission.

Are you saying we can only vote on what others think we should have?

[JSR22]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

Housing for younger people is needed. There are thousands under 55 working in the area. They need a place to live.

[Arctic Fox]

Yes, I agree to your statement that the owner of a property has rights, my rights are being impacted. I bought and invested my home in a rural setting now someone is coming in and pushing me out of my property.

Sorry, I hadn't realized that all 8,500 would be camping in your back yard, or building shacks there.

I wonder what those who lived here in the 1980's think of 120,000+ old folks moving in to their neighborhood?

And what about the Native Americans who were the original residents? I'm sure they're delighted that we're all here enjoying ourselves.

Oh, and Merry Christmas.

[tophcfa]

I have mixed feelings about this, but one thing is for certain. Further diluting the already horrible and overstressed health care system in the area is a very real concern/problem.

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

You can joke about this all you want, the homes are low, middle income mobile homes price point high of 170k.

Not sure what type of good natured, educated doctors and health care workers that’s going to bring in and yes I’ll have a merry Christmas while I’m sitting in your chair at the square.

[photo1902]

You can joke about this all you want, the homes are low, middle income mobile homes price point high of 170k.

Not sure what type of good natured, educated doctors and health care workers that’s going to bring in and yes I’ll have a merry Christmas while I’m sitting in your chair at the square.

Snarky comment:1
Your credibility now:0

Congrats on your cause

[manaboutown]

You can joke about this all you want, the homes are low, middle income mobile homes price point high of 170k.

Not sure what type of good natured, educated doctors and health care workers that’s going to bring in and yes I’ll have a merry Christmas while I’m sitting in your chair at the square.

The squares are and have always been open to the public.

This post seems snobbish as “not in my backyard”. But it ain’t your property...

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

One’s passion to save historical trees and ensuring a safe comfortable quality of life tends to make for an overwhelming amount of passion, especially when it’s in one’s backyard.

Cigarette smoke, tree preservation, traffic congestion, road construction for years on end and good quality medical care in a timely manner are pretty significant things to be worried about to say the least

My intentions are not to be snarky I’m just I guess letting my emotions get involved a bit and I apologize for that

[MikeN]

Sounds like a case of “I got mine, close the gate after me “ mentality The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

[Normal]

Oh the horror

Another Orange Blossom is being built!

Gasp

[banjobob]

Build baby build.

Another 8500 residents to possibly swim in our pools ,play on our courts, attend free music on the squares, create more traffic and ,drugs,crime. Bring'em on Build Baby Build

[Jameson]

I suppose if someone is truly committed to preserving a rural feel you would campaign to tear down the Villages since it also "ruined" the rural feel for the people living here before it was built. Those previous residents "rights" didn't matter then either.

[midiwiz]

Wow, if each of these 8500 communities has 125 people that is a million new residents in Lady Lake. It will get crowded with a million new people. If only they were all OVER 55+, then at least it would still get quiet at 9 PM

that 9pm only applies to this 55+ community.... no idea why but it does

[GizmoWhiskers]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY
Lots of federal, state and local agendas creating these huge developments to fill up local lands. Low cost or free federal $$ a lot of the time going to municipalities under the guides of "affordable housing" $15/hr employees still can't afford.

Wildwood, Lady Lake the list goes on. Local elections have consequences. 466A development for "affordable housing" by DR Horton, with stake holders most famous, soros. Maybe we'll see soros in a decorated golf cart in T V. D R Horton cares about Villagers having "workers" to care for us for sure.

Lady Lake, who needs farm land?

It's funny how Villagers keep thinking all the multi-unit mass developments are for workers in our stores and McD's when these thousands of units are sitting empty. This area is not seeing mass development of stores needing thousands of workers, is it?? Did I miss something?

Where are the new hospitals?? Now that would be a good local investment.

What is happening everywhere are agendas benefiting developers. Develop and get paid federal $$ at a local level to build. T V is not seeing mass flocks of workers arriving to fill the thousands of empty units all up and down 301, 466A, Powell Rd. Lady Lake's dream team commissioners now seeing the $$ probably.

Yes, showing up to be heard is important if one cares about the landscape of their town. FYI there are numerous state grants available from the government to assist first time home buyers. Not well known about for our Village workers. Why rent when one can own?

Just need economic positivity to occur to make the current homes that have been built already in Lady Lake and Wildwood to become affordable via lower interest rates maybe?

[G.R.I.T.S.]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

My hope is that Lady Lake engages engineers who will make traffic accessing any new development flow smoothly. There are noticeable access problems along 466 and it would be to the advantage of anyone traveling in the area to not duplicate those mistakes. Being proactive is the best course. Your best course of action would be to ensure your commissioners have great planners and follow their advice.

[mjr0773]

If you bought a house in central Florida and didn’t think the area would build up, you made a big mistake. The same was true 20+ years ago.

[defrey12]

These are very real concerns, you think traffic is bad now, it's going to get a lot worse. Forget about getting a doctors appointment in a reasonable amount of time. This isn't an alarmist ringing a bell, it's a reality.

If the thought of the 8,500 young people coming in and partaking in your daily town square activities at your expense doesn't bother you then you can go about your day. When the additional 10,000 more come in will it still not be a concern or will you just move?

Educate yourself, look at Stopgrandoaks.com and see for yourself. This is a reality not a scare tactic.

Do you actually think 8500 young people want to hang out with a bunch of old people dancing to the same bands and music night in and night out. I don’t. We quit going to the squares when we realized they’re little more than a marketing tool. And we don’t pay for them anyway…the businesses do.

[Bill14564]

These are very real concerns, you think traffic is bad now, it's going to get a lot worse. Forget about getting a doctors appointment in a reasonable amount of time. This isn't an alarmist ringing a bell, it's a reality.

If the thought of the 8,500 young people coming in and partaking in your daily town square activities at your expense doesn't bother you then you can go about your day. When the additional 10,000 more come in will it still not be a concern or will you just move?

Educate yourself, look at Stopgrandoaks.com and see for yourself. This is a reality not a scare tactic.

From what I have read, Grand Oaks is proposing 800 homes and Water Oaks is proposing about 300. Where are the other 7,400 homes that have been approved and 10,000 waiting to be approved?

Assuming the proper approvals, your neighbor has a right to develop his property. You do not have a right to your picturesque view. Want a nice view that is guaranteed for the future? Purchase the property yourself.

[Normal]

From what I have read, Grand Oaks is proposing 800 homes and Water Oaks is proposing about 300. Where are the other 7,400 homes that have been approved and 10,000 waiting to be approved?

Assuming the proper approvals, your neighbor has a right to develop his property. You do not have a right to your picturesque view. Want a nice view that is guaranteed for the future? Purchase the property yourself.

And the drawings look like the whole development is a vast improvement over Orange Blossom and The Villages section which is mobile homes!

[defrey12]

Yes, I agree to your statement that the owner of a property has rights, my rights are being impacted. I bought and invested my home in a rural setting now someone is coming in and pushing me out of my property.

If I came in and put a High School in your front yard without you having prior knowledge would you open your arms to it?

There are those who like and enjoy urban and those who like and enjoy rural. What right does someone have to come in and force urban on me without my permission.

Are you saying we can only vote on what others think we should have?

I think you’re a bit confused. Property rights are just that. Rights. Given in the Constitution. You’re just a “NIMBY” guy. It’s their property to do with as the law—ZONING—allows. You just don’t like it. It’s called progress. If you don’t like it, YOU have the right and freedom to move. This is still America…last I checked.

[Bill14564]

And the drawings look like the whole development is a vast improvement over Orange Blossom and The Villages section which is mobile homes!

But according to their website:

Manufactured Home - The term "Manufactured Home" was conceived by the Mobile Home manufacturers and dealers in the late 1970's in an attempt to destigmatize the "mobile home" and increase sales. A Manufactured Home is a mobile home and is not the same as a Modular House! Removing the hitch and axles does not suddenly transform a mobile home into a Modular House.

[jimjamuser]

Wow, if each of these 8500 communities has 125 people that is a million new residents in Lady Lake. It will get crowded with a million new people. If only they were all OVER 55+, then at least it would still get quiet at 9 PM
Over 55 or under 55, Florida has a PROBLEM of the population growth ALWAYS exceeding the roads to handle the bigger population. And roads are just one obvious downside to RAPID population growth. Government services, Police, and other services will be spread thin. The older middle class in this area will be the BIG loser.

[jimjamuser]

Exactly. Why should people younger than us expect to have a house to live in?

Except for those happy to serve us in restaurants and do our gardens, of course - they can stay.
The obvious question is......do lower wage workers bring ANY problems with them into a "so-called" over-55 community. If retirees wanted to live close to the younger population, they would have moved to Orlando or Tampa. But, they EXPECTED a certain lifestyle from a large over-55 community like The Villages.

[ThirdOfFive]

With all due respect…this smacks of “I have my little piece of heaven. Now everyone else stay away”.

[airstreamingypsy]

With all due respect…this smacks of “I have my little piece of heaven. Now everyone else stay away”.

The fear is, the little piece of heaven will be Orlando in 5 years....... it's certainly headed in that direction.

[jimjamuser]

Where do you expect the people who work in this area to live? In towns, hours away from their jobs? Yes, it will get crowded. Most of us realized this years ago. We each have two choices: accept the Villages will be as large as Tampa and Orlando or move.
The question is if it is POSSIBLE to have GROWTH without undermining the good qualities of the current lifestyle here. That is what residents are worried about.

[Bellavita]

Its called Urban Sprawl


The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

I'm not against someone developing their property, I do have a problem with how it's developed. You can't put a size 10 foot in a size 6 shoe and expect to walk without problems.

Lake County does not allow for this type of development for what it is, so the idea is to rezone and annex the land to circumvent the system to do it anyway...that is the issue.

3, 5, 10 acre lots with reasonable modest homes yes, I'll be for that all day long, 800 manufactured homes and 34 other buildings to go with it, I'm not so sure.

This is happening all around the Town of Lady Lake. Just look at the Zoning WEB Site and see the number of requests for rezoning and annexations being requested all of them for changing agricultural land over to medium density housing. They are putting 100 homes on five acre lots thats where the other 10,000 people are going right in the 466 area.

Walmart is trying to squeeze in also and are taking down large mature canopy oak trees that are near 200 years old. Do we really need another Walmart?, there are already 3 in a five mile radius.

[Arctic Fox]

You can joke about this all you want, the homes are low, middle income mobile homes price point high of 170k.

So, rather like those that kick-started The Villages.

We'd better raze the Historic section while we're at it, as we don't want cheap housing in "our" neighborhood.

[Vermilion Villager]

Yes, I agree to your statement that the owner of a property has rights, my rights are being impacted. I bought and invested my home in a rural setting now someone is coming in and pushing me out of my property.

If I came in and put a High School in your front yard without you having prior knowledge would you open your arms to it?

There are those who like and enjoy urban and those who like and enjoy rural. What right does someone have to come in and force urban on me without my permission.

Are you saying we can only vote on what others think we should have?

WOW....I guess now you know what the native Floridians or before them Native Americans thought. :shocked:

[Bill14564]

I'm not against someone developing their property, I do have a problem with how it's developed. You can't put a size 10 foot in a size 6 shoe and expect to walk without problems.

Lake County does not allow for this type of development for what it is, so the idea is to rezone and annex the land to circumvent the system to do it anyway...that is the issue.

3, 5, 10 acre lots with reasonable modest homes yes, I'll be for that all day long, 800 manufactured homes and 34 other buildings to go with it, I'm not so sure.

This is happening all around the Town of Lady Lake. Just look at the Zoning WEB Site and see the number of requests for rezoning and annexations being requested all of them for changing agricultural land over to medium density housing. They are putting 100 homes on five acre lots thats where the other 10,000 people are going right in the 466 area.

Walmart is trying to squeeze in also and are taking down large mature canopy oak trees that are near 200 years old. Do we really need another Walmart?, there are already 3 in a five mile radius.

Maybe there is a terminology problem. They seem to be proposing six homes per acre or 30 homes on five acres, not 100 homes on five acre lots. Six homes per acre is the density of the Villages. 100 homes on five acres would need to be an apartment building.

I still don't see the additional 7,400 approved homes or the 10,000 proposed homes.

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

Exactly the point, the land use for density is being re-worded and changed to allow for more homes per acre depending on where the land is. Rezoning and annexing allows for them to set and or change the laws and rules on the books to make it happen.

Walmart for instance knew coming in they had shortfalls within the property, they then apply for variances to get what they need to keep moving forward. None of the residents pay any attention to these changes and they just keep happening.

That is why there is a specific need to get involved with the Town and Village Commissioners to stop approving these changes and this high density market will slow down or stop.

If there aren't resident's in the meetings to speak up then they believe all is good and that the residents are ok with it.

[airdote22]

Nice truthful article yesterday on line about mobile home parks. Purchasing a new home on rented property is not a good idea as rent will go up yearly @ 4 to 6 percent. Borrow $200,000 @ 8% = 1285 per mo. + $600. mo. rent starting @ goes up 5% yr. + taxes & services. Some years down the road a large corp. buys the park then doubles the rent. Its happening all over the country.

[cjrjck]

Exactly the point, the land use for density is being re-worded and changed to allow for more homes per acre depending on where the land is. Rezoning and annexing allows for them to set and or change the laws and rules on the books to make it happen.

Walmart for instance knew coming in they had shortfalls within the property, they then apply for variances to get what they need to keep moving forward. None of the residents pay any attention to these changes and they just keep happening.

That is why there is a specific need to get involved with the Town and Village Commissioners to stop approving these changes and this high density market will slow down or stop.

If there aren't resident's in the meetings to speak up then they believe all is good and that the residents are ok with it.

Why not run for city office? There should be enough Villagers in Lady Lake to give you a solid boost.

[Cliff Fr]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in

Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY 8500 communities?? That can't be correct.

[Topspinmo]

This is a free country. Owners of private property have rights. If zoning and such is ok they should be able to proceed. If nothing were ever built the few humans alive would still be living in caves.


Agree, some like to complain about growth when land was sold around them.

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

To Learn More Visit:

Stopgrandoaks.com

[shut the front door]

I'm not against someone developing their property, I do have a problem with how it's developed. You can't put a size 10 foot in a size 6 shoe and expect to walk without problems.

Lake County does not allow for this type of development for what it is, so the idea is to rezone and annex the land to circumvent the system to do it anyway...that is the issue.

3, 5, 10 acre lots with reasonable modest homes yes, I'll be for that all day long, 800 manufactured homes and 34 other buildings to go with it, I'm not so sure.

This is happening all around the Town of Lady Lake. Just look at the Zoning WEB Site and see the number of requests for rezoning and annexations being requested all of them for changing agricultural land over to medium density housing. They are putting 100 homes on five acre lots thats where the other 10,000 people are going right in the 466 area.

Walmart is trying to squeeze in also and are taking down large mature canopy oak trees that are near 200 years old. Do we really need another Walmart?, there are already 3 in a five mile radius.

You lose a little credibility with each post you make. Walmart was denied their request to take down trees.

[Escape Artist]

Yes, I agree to your statement that the owner of a property has rights, my rights are being impacted. I bought and invested my home in a rural setting now someone is coming in and pushing me out of my property.

If I came in and put a High School in your front yard without you having prior knowledge would you open your arms to it?

There are those who like and enjoy urban and those who like and enjoy rural. What right does someone have to come in and force urban on me without my permission.

Are you saying we can only vote on what others think we should have?

It’s already too crowded. Some people like living amongst the hordes but I’m not one of them. Time to sell!

[EastCoastDawg]

Forget about getting a doctors appointment in a reasonable amount of time. If the thought of the 8,500 young people coming in and partaking in your daily town square activities at your expense doesn't bother you then you can go about your day.

You seem to know a lot about these people, even though they aren't here yet - clogging up our town squares, monopolising doctors' appointments (odd, for young people), smoking...

Are you sure they're not your relatives? I hope you would tell us if you were just trying to use us to stop your cousins moving in to the area.

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

The problem you have is even if your post finds those in agreement with you, is the ones that write on forums like this aren’t likely to be the ones going down and standing up in front of the board. Just saying.

[Topspinmo]

You lose a little credibility with each post you make. Walmart was denied their request to take down trees.


Just round one. :oops:

[Normal]

Ocala will approve this in a heartbeat. What’s the point?

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

I know a lot about this as I have been living in it and experiencing it. I recently went to get a medical appointment and waited three weeks for it, I need an MRI and can’t get it till end of February due to high volume patient load.

My 10 minute ride to the grocery store now takes 30 minutes at times. Trying to get a table to eat out is also next to impossible.

If no one spoke up about the trees on the Walmart plan they would have voted to remove them without question

[Arctic Fox]

I know a lot about this as I have been living in it and experiencing it. I recently went to get a medical appointment and waited three weeks for it, I need an MRI and can’t get it till end of February due to high volume patient load. My 10 minute ride to the grocery store now takes 30 minutes at times. Trying to get a table to eat out is also next to impossible.

It sounds like the ship has already sailed in your area, and a few more thousand won't make much of a difference.

[GizmoWhiskers]

Bingo! Oops... lost the post... Bingo on "Urban Sprawl." Orlando is a perfect local example. Too much of a "good thing"...

[EastCoastDawg]

Bingo! Oops... lost the post... Bingo on "Urban Sprawl." Orlando is a perfect local example. Too much of a "good thing"...

The population of Orlando is twenty times that of Lady Lake, so it'll take a lot of catching up...

...and I'm not sure Spanish Springs town square has quite the attraction of Disneyworld.

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

All of the surrounding communities, Mt. Dora, Travares, Leesburg, Wildwood all are having the same conversations regarding the mass developments and the impacts.

Crime is already up in the Town of Lady Lake and also throughout the Villages. It’s only going to get worse.

By placing a moratorium on building, rezoning agricultural lands and annexation this situation can be slowed down to where it can be better managed.

Mileage rates go up on property to maintain roads, infrastructures and to pay for emergency services not to mention the School Board taxes because more schools have also got to be facilitated.

This has dire impacts financially to all of us. I’m sure homeowners policies will also see some form of a hike also

[Marathon Man]

Yes, I agree to your statement that the owner of a property has rights, my rights are being impacted. I bought and invested my home in a rural setting now someone is coming in and pushing me out of my property.

If I came in and put a High School in your front yard without you having prior knowledge would you open your arms to it?

There are those who like and enjoy urban and those who like and enjoy rural. What right does someone have to come in and force urban on me without my permission.

Are you saying we can only vote on what others think we should have?

So, this is what it is all about. I for one am not interested in assisting you in your attempts to keep the view outside you window unchanged. You should have bought more land.

[Normal]

I get where you are coming from. Respectfully, if you don’t like what a landowner is doing, you can relocate? I wouldn’t expect otherwise. If the Marion County area was more Villages, complaints might give you an ear, but it is the world we live in.

[EastCoastDawg]

The Town has approved 8,500 new residential communities that ARE NOT 55+. There are several properties that are asking Town for re-zoning and annexation to allow another potential 10,000 more just in the immediate area of Griffin Ave and also 466 area.Tell your Ward Commissioners to VOTE NO on these requests. We have enough traffic and other inconveniences such as not being able to get timely medical appointments. Please tell Town and Commission NO MORE DENSITY

Most people who go into politics, whether national or local, do so because they enjoy the power, not selflessly to help others and make a better community.

The bigger the operation, the more their power, so why would they turn down expansion - or listen to those wanting their community to stay small?

[SaveTownofLadyLake]

Why should I have to pack up and leave, I have a vested interest in where I live. If the United States Of America in which we live for freedom and liberty were to have run many, many years ago where would we be. We fight for our rights and freedoms here last time I checked.

If now we can't fight for what we believe in then what's the point.

[manaboutown]

Why should I have to pack up and leave, I have a vested interest in where I live. If the United States Of America in which we live for freedom and liberty were to have run many, many years ago where would we be. We fight for our rights and freedoms here last time I checked.

If now we can't fight for what we believe in then what's the point.

Well, other property owners have rights, too, including the right to develop their properties, whether they adjoin yours or are nearby, whether you like it or not. It is their property, not yours. BTW, with development, the value of nearby properties usually increase to the owners' benefit.

[nn0wheremann]

Wow, if each of these 8500 communities has 125 people that is a million new residents in Lady Lake. It will get crowded with a million new people. If only they were all OVER 55+, then at least it would still get quiet at 9 PM
Hey, the hoi polloi needs be someplace

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Why should I have to pack up and leave, I have a vested interest in where I live. If the United States Of America in which we live for freedom and liberty were to have run many, many years ago where would we be. We fight for our rights and freedoms here last time I checked.

If now we can't fight for what we believe in then what's the point.

It was just a question. You don’t have to, you can stay. No one is making anyone move. Just…

Respect the landowner who owns 1300 acres who wants to do what they want on their own property.

It isn’t like there aren’t several mobile home courts around the Villages already anyway. Some are very nice. Just look at the super nice one Hammock Cove being built over ugly sod just off Griffin and Marion. The lake will make a nice view for them. Visit Yale lake to give you an idea of what is coming. The area is very nice!