buggyone
09-09-2011, 10:28 PM
I have lived here in The Villages for about 2 years but have not gone to Spanish Springs "late" (after 9:30 pm) at night before. Truthfully, most of my time is spent at Lake Sumter Landing for after dark activities. I went there tonight to pick my wife up after a movie.
I have read about the "roving gangs of teenagers" at The Church On The Square but never have seen it before. I saw around 35 or so teens (ages 13 -17, maybe) around the Church just hanging around, talking, some making out and I actually laughed. I did see a couple of definitely weird looking teens including one with triangles tattooed under his eyes. "Why are these kids here in a senior retirement community" I asked myself? Chances are that most are NOT grandkids of residents but probably residents of Lady Lake and the surrounding area. They are not drinking in public, I did not see any intimidation of anyone, there was no smell of marijuana in the air. These kids were hanging around in a safe atmosphere.
I did see the VCDD Community Watch pickup truck go by a couple of times and stop but no one got out to ask questions. There were no questions to actually ask. The Lake County Police car went by one time. Obviously, no problem was happening.
If these teens from the surrounding communities want to hang out around Spanish Springs town square and The Church On The Square, what problems do any Villagers have with that situation? It is actually doing the community a service, if you ask me.
I have read about the "roving gangs of teenagers" at The Church On The Square but never have seen it before. I saw around 35 or so teens (ages 13 -17, maybe) around the Church just hanging around, talking, some making out and I actually laughed. I did see a couple of definitely weird looking teens including one with triangles tattooed under his eyes. "Why are these kids here in a senior retirement community" I asked myself? Chances are that most are NOT grandkids of residents but probably residents of Lady Lake and the surrounding area. They are not drinking in public, I did not see any intimidation of anyone, there was no smell of marijuana in the air. These kids were hanging around in a safe atmosphere.
I did see the VCDD Community Watch pickup truck go by a couple of times and stop but no one got out to ask questions. There were no questions to actually ask. The Lake County Police car went by one time. Obviously, no problem was happening.
If these teens from the surrounding communities want to hang out around Spanish Springs town square and The Church On The Square, what problems do any Villagers have with that situation? It is actually doing the community a service, if you ask me.