The Villages Phase 1 openings for May 4 in todays Rec News
 

Most people have wondered what will be open beginning Monday, May 4 in the Villages. Todays Rec News insert in the Daily Sun lists what will be open in the recreation and parks amenities beginning May 4. It also lists the restrictions and recommendations for the use of those amenities. Too extensive for me to list here.

Its all too complicated. People will be confused and not follow.
Snowbirds can go home now - thats good - I can get a tee time at a reasonable hour

Can someone post a link to that Rec News issue? Or at least tell me if the Enrichment Academy and any club activities will resume in the clubhouses during the first phase? Thanks

Specifically states no club activities. I did not see any mention of the Enrichment Academy.

Not much of a change. There are those who will follow the guidelines and those who haven't been doing what they should have been will still do as they damn well please.

I find the info in the Recreation News very vague. I am not a rule breaker so I have questions such as are we allowed to meet with others in public places while keeping social distancing? If so does that start tomorrow or Monday?

Vague Guidelines
 

I too found the wording of what will be opening at the Rec centers very vague. Does the article mean that clay & glass clubs can meet? Or not meet?

Organized clubs and academy classes are not going to open in phase 1.

Rec centers will be opened but no activities. Pools are the only thing opened in Phase I. Masks must be worn when not in pool. The rec center and pools will be closely monitored.

So everyone wanted to keep visitors away, yet only opened family pools. How are you going to keep kids at a distance

So someone takes off the mask, placing it on a surface, now contaminating that surface, or picking up contamination from that surface. Comes back and puts it back on for direct surface to face contact.

Wearing masks outside with social distancing is at best an overabundance of caution. Possibly worse worse than nothing at all since most people don't know how to use them correctly in any event.

I had registered for a class that was to be held in March but rescheduled for May 19 so I guess that opening is part of Phase II , which begins on May 4.

Below is a link to The District Weekly Bulletin from April 29. This has very definitive information on what will be open and what rules are for use. Don't see anything about requiring wearing face masks. The District.gov site has this information also. I would think that would be the best place for information.
Note: not all pools will be open. Only a select few neighborhood pools will be open. My take is that is because of size of pool area.

https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20200429001301

Is there anyone else that finds that as Stupid as I do? From what I’ve read, about the only additional activities are swim or walk laps in a pool-with a mask. And fish-with a mask, or walk on a park with a mask.

Don’t count on it. What do they have to go home too. Better off here , and they know it. Can’t blame them. Golf courses are closed where they come from. More than likely

I will ignore your rudeness. We are snowbirds who pay taxes and support businesses here in the Villages. If you weren’t so dense, you would realize that a third of the courses are closed thereby making tee times a bit more difficult for everyone including those darn snowbirds. It’s people like you who give year-rounders the snooty reputation.

Just what we seniors need.......instructions and direction clear as mud.😩

Bashing snowbirds is so intelligent...………………………...

I am looking forward to the Cinco de Mayo event at Spanish Springs Tuesday.

Many people use the rec centers just to relax and/or use the free wifi.

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And so overdone.

Really??? They buy homes and pay the same amount of taxes that year-round people pay. If you don’t like living there because TV has grown so much, my suggestion to you is move. These same people support all the area restaurants, grocery stores, etc. They keep people in the area heavily employed during the times they are able to be there. I can’t believe the arrogance of your comment. Your not entitled to anything more or less than the snowbirds are. A lot of the snowbirds choose to head North during the summertime where the temperature is more bearable for them and to be around and enjoy their families. SMDH!

The reason they say that is because when "Snowbirds" are not here their is less traffic, golf when you please, prices go down, walk into a restaurants and sit at a table, etc., etc., etc....

Pools are open for Residents not children and grandchildren who should be in their own homes and therefore not here!

Sounds to me like they should be thankful for and love snowbirds. If there were no snowbirds, and everyone was full time, It would always be crowded.

How about SnowBirds stay year round, and then see what how that effects your life. Wouldn’t that be perfect for those ugly comments on those who stay for a few months, pay the same taxes as you, and then give you 9 months of bliss of less people.

I'm wondering who's going to do all the 'Enforcing' of the rules/restrictions and what the punishments might be. Is someone going to continually be checking on each of the pools to be sure no one is moving their chairs closer than 6 feet?

That does not make it right!

Yep.

Actually many of those snowbirds pay more than we do - because they don't get the homestead exemption.

There's nothing requiring people to wear a mask in anything opening during phase II. The only mention of masks is that you have to bring your own. So if you CHOOSE to wear a mask - that's great, but the rec centers and pools will not provide you with them.

Masks required
 

According to page 7 of the Rec News from this week, rightly or wrongly, masks are required in The Villages phase 2 for all indoor and outdoor activities (of the rec department)*. The Villages phase 2 begins Monday, May 4.

*Of the rec department added by me.

It remains to be seen how that is defined.

From one of the gates at a family pool.

Are you sure about that?

It depends on where they live. TV taxes for us is less than our property’s up north. So homestead here makes no sense.

I'm sure it makes no sense for you, because your tax down here is less than the tax up north. But your tax bill down here, without qualifying for homesteading, will STILL be higher than someone who DOES qualify for homesteading for the same property.

According to the PDF provided directly by the Community District Governments as of April 29, 2020, there is no (as in, zero, none, zilch, nada) reference to any requirement of wearing masks, whether in or out of buildings, effective May 4, 2020.

Here's the PDF from the CDD: https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20200429001301

There are lots of guidelines and rules about what you can and can't do, on that PDF. Wearing masks is not among them EXCEPT for the notice that masks, gloves, water, hand sanitizer, and equipment will -not- be provided.

I don't get the rec news, I don't get the Daily Sun, and whenever I try to follow a link to the Rec News section of the Daily Sun online I get a black PDF with no text.

This is on the gates of the pools.