A honey pot on the end of a drive way in Mallory Square
 

This has been sitting on the end of this resident's driveways for days. It is not being used. Nor has it been touched. Can I report this? If so to whom? It's an eyesore.

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There was a rumor Winnie the Pooh was moving to TV, you might want to check first.....

Looks like a phone number on the door........

It is the law, OP. You will survive this.

There has been one on my street for over 4 months while T&D builds a pool.

:icon_wink: The Villages just called..... they want to redo the closing. Turns out they now consider that house a 3 bedroom - 2 & 1/2 bath.:1rotfl:

Hopefully, not your street. For Winnie's sake. Actually, on second thought, he'd probably have nothing to worry about. LOL

It's an eyesore. Sorry to hear that.

To answer your questions, you can:
1) talk to the homeowner and ask what’s going on; just a conversation, not an accusation. Start by introducing yourself, and say that has been sitting there for awhile and you were curious about how long it will be there
2) call the number on the porta potty and ask them what’s going on and how long do they expect it to be there
3) call your district supervisor (Village Community Development Districts) and discuss with him/her

Up to you as the action you wish to take.

P.S. if you talk to this homeowner the way you talked to graciegirl, I don’t think you’ll get a satisfactory outcome.

This is a common occurrence here in The Villages. When our pool was built, we had a portajohn in front of our house. When several neighbors had pools built, they had the same thing. You need to Suck it up, Buttercup.

It looks like the OP is new and maybe a bit naive. I will give a pass on his attack on Gracie because of that and his reluctance to talk to his neighbor or call the number on the door.

I would support a concept in part of The Villages that would not allow these major, disruptive renovation projects. I have looked a new homes, and thought, as soon as I move in, the guy next door is going to install a pool and locate the pump within 10 feet of my bedroom window.

If the homeowner is present (not out of town), it has been placed there for contractors who will follow. There is always the possibility that it was delivered to the wrong address if the homeowner isn't there and hasn't complained.

I'm sorry that I don't have an answer to your question, but when I was in TV last month I noticed a truck full of those same porta-potties that someone was driving around and placing at random places. Wish now I would have asked what it was all about. One was placed next door to my patio villa (not like there's a pool or major renovation going on there). I also noticed in my travels there were others placed throughout the area just below 466a.

Looks like others have already given you some good suggestions on where you could call for answers.

Basically, it seems as though there is nothing you can do. I think you just need to live with it.

I agree.

This is so common with T and D. On our street the stinking pots sit for months and the "work" is so diluted. T and D is in our opinion very poor to deal with. I know we would NEVER have them do ANYTHING. Show up for a few minutes, have a smoke and a beer, leave and come back in two weeks for a few minutes and...................and.

I don't agree. There were few days without work when we had a pool and bath added about three years ago.

We have a portable toilet now down the street and it has been there for some time. Never ever thought of it as a problem. Never heard ANYONE complain about them except for one previous thread on here.

It is the law. If you were working outside and needed to pee, it would be a relief.

WE have a T&D one in our neighborhood too. Understand the purpose but why couldn't it be a more subtle color - soothing blue or green?

Good morning JoJo! Maybe so that people wouldn't run into it? Wouldn't THAT be a mess.

Recently our neighbor across the street had a large house expansion done by T&D.

Had an orange outhouse at the curb for 3+ months. Over that time a large number of subs did their work on the project, and many had to 'do their job' in there too. The firm that provides the....potty.... comes out with a special vac truck once in a while to drain the...you know.

Other than the visual it's no big deal. The workers need to have some place to 'go', esp working all day.
And on the bright side - if our toilet backed up...we had a back-up. Or if you're REALLY cheap - use it yourself and save the 1.6 gallons of water from yours.

We had one in our driveway for months when our pool was built. When Irma was coming, I called the number on the potty and asked them to remove it so it wouldn't become a projectile in the storm. They said that the customer that ordered it (T&D) would have to make the request, so I called T&D. They had it removed before the storm hit and then it showed up again a couple days after the storm. If you think the potty is an eye sore, just picture the sight of all the construction workers relieving themselves outdoors.

Our neighbor down the street had T & D do extensive work with an addition. After a while we thought it was time for some graffiti to be added to the port-o-potty. This was a group effort using signs rather than tagging with paint. They were pretty creative and done one a day. The neighbor looked forward to each day's creation. Of course, we tired of it after a few days, but it was fun while it lasted.

BTW, T & D kept the work site clean, and the neighbor was delighted with their work.


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If Henry Winkler moved to TV would he use it as his office?

at least this orange is better then the one that was in our neighborhood for months.. It was brown and the title across the front was "LOG HOUSE".. everyday I would drive past it and just shake my head at the name of the company !!! It disappeared after the home renovation was finished !!! the neighborhood survived.

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There was one in our Tamarind Grove area for a while. There was a time when my dog could make it farther around the neighborhood than I could. Thought it was a nice convenience, although a bit small to fit an adult + 85-lb dog.


Now that it's gone I must gauge time/distance a little more efficiently.

No Reason
 

There is no reason a company can place a terrible outhouse on your property that is ugly, smelly or part of the visible landscape. The fact that the Villages have a rule that it must be in a very visible place other than as best as possible out of sight. If an owner is going to have one on his or her land they must first identify an appropriate location that is less visible and less offensive to their neighborhood. It is outrages to force an outhouse on land for extensive length of time regardless of the owners rights or wishes:ohdear:

The reason is OSHA.

Sanitation. - 1926.51 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration And they are for real people, working in the outdoors. I would want them to be treated decently. I don't find the portable toilets offensive, they are there for a reason. We see them everywhere here in The Villages as people add on or do projects. It isn't a choice made by the homeowners or by the contractors. If Contractors didn't follow guidelines there would be a huge outcry, I would think.

We had three for some reason when our home was being built. We were on site every day and never noticed an odor. I do think they are frequently serviced. There is one now, down the street and it has been there for several months. No one ever mentions it. I can see it from our front porch.

I would hazard a guess that the reason they are near the street is that they are serviced.

An excellent response. Every word is spot on.

Thanks for the link and the sentiment.

It isn't outrageous. And I wouldn't want some heavy lifting piece of equipment digging up the yard trying to put the porta-john out of sight.

As to the poster thinking to ban home improvements in TV... People make improvements to homes everywhere. There would be something un-American about banning that. And it's not like you're installing a permanent outhouse fixture. Besides, where would people have the workers go to use facilities? Would you want them to stop work and leave the premises? Maybe that poster would, so to him, don't answer that!

Would this meet the CC&Rs in TV?

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Residents may not share your humor.

Several months? Heck, they build a Village in that time frame.

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It's a new cheap way to add a half-bath. Some even come with flowers in side. Cool.


"I never made a mistake in my life . I thought I did was once, but I was wrong" Charles Schulz

You know, Chi, I often wonder. Our pool and bath took three months. I have watched others take much longer and I wonder if the owner made changes midway. We left them to their work and were pleased with the outcome.

Just take a deep breath and try to smell the roses.

What has Happened to our Standards
 

What has happened to our standards when some believe that a Port A John actually improves their home and neighborhood beauty. Count me out on that one.:a040:

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It's a pretty bright orange...that's fer sure.