Interesting Quotes from Mark Morse
 

At the "Evening with the Developer" meeting of the VHA last night (5/14/14), Mark Morse was very candid and open, as well as all the other family members who accompanied him. I was very impressed with the directness and sincerity. He stated (paraphrased but closeJ):

1. We (the family) will be here in perpetuity.
2. We will have jobs here for our grandchildren (most of whom came on stage and were very small children.)

I'm happy about this. It's obvious that this family loves what they do and is proud of what they have done. Your thoughts?:a040:

Just makes you wonder how some posters can post such vile remarks.

Completely agree. They have created and maintained a paradise. We love it.

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it is axiomatic-"no good intention or deed goes unpunished"

Hopefully the acorn again will not fall far from the oak. This family has a great ethic and legacy and we are reaping the benefits of their efforts.

Oh, buy the way they made alot of money- It's called the American Dream.:super:

Mark Morse also referred to the Orange Blossom Country Club as the Orange Blossom Recreation Center. Did he ever explain this discrepancy, for those of us who didn't attend?

He talked about the fact they closed the restaurant to make updates as well as the golf course. Said it wouldn't be fair to whomever takes over the restaurant to do so while the golf course is closed. Said more would happen with this, this fall. Talked about expansion of an outdoor restaurtant and bar. So, in answer to the question of "correction"....don't remember that coming out of his mouth. So much was being talked about unless one took notes and we didn't it's hard to remember. The Sun is a re-cap of the evening!

I so want to wish the Morse family a HUGE thank you for ALL that they've done with making our community what it is. It was emphasized we're one of a kind. I'm very happy and proud to be a citizen here as it's a HUGE blessing to be sure.

Thanks for starting this thread. Here are some additional notes from the meeting. These are notes that don't appear in the article in today's Daily Sun.

• At this time there are 51,778 homes in TV.
• At this time there are 101,348 residents in TV.
• Average age of men: 70
• Average age of women: 68
• New businesses soon to be located in Brownwood: SAS Shoes, Dunkin' Donuts, Village Cycles, TooJay's.
• A typical commercial lease is for five years.
• There were 53 lease renewals last year.
• TV commercial is at 98% occupancy.
• The programming that will be booked at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (formerly Church on the Square) will be determined by us residents. They will try different entertainment. The types that are successful will be repeated.
• The Charter School has a 98% graduation rate. 92% go on to college.
• They expect to have over 3,000 students this fall.
• Charter school in the workplace - this is one of only two in Florida.
• One-third of the students have a parent in the medical field.
• Citizens First Bank opened 9,584 new checking accounts last year.
• Citizens First has 68 ATMs.
• TV Health System has 36 doctors.
• 17 docs have full patient lists.
• At this time the TV Health System serves about 20,000 patients.
• TV Health System has about 200 employees.
• TV has 73 pools, 120 pool tables, 170 pickleball courts.
• The number of TV residents participating in the Senior Games exceeds the total in the rest of Florida.
• In 2013, the new home average selling price was $266,000.
• In Q1 2014 the new home average selling price was $292,000.
• In Q1 2013 the pre-owned ave. selling price was $199,326.
• In Q1 2014 the pre-owned ave. selling price was $253,179
• TV expects to begin selling homes in TV of Fruitland Park area in Q2 2015.

This is just a thought, only a thought. I don't know if this is feasible, so here goes! Would it be possible to somehow videotape LIVE to all the rec centers so that everyone could see/hear the presentation. There would be a special TV so that what was being presented at the Savanah Center could be sent via closed circuit to all the centers? Does that make sense? Is that even possible? Just a thought.

Thanks folks for this Thread - very informative. We're new to TV, 3 months now. Love it. I had the chance to move to TV 8 years ago, but did not buy into the "buying the Lifestyle" matter. I was single. Moved to a 55+ comm in Leesburg. Since then - connected with my gal for 6 years now - we visited TV often, and dreamed of moving. Dreams come true. Bought our new home/lot in Dec - moved in Feb.

Thank you Schwarz' and Morse. For the concept of TV and the great development. I for one, never begrudge the "1%rs" - esp the percentage that built the wealth themselves. If the Developers did not deliver and believe themselves - TV would not continue to attract buyers. Thank you - all connected with the Morse' family and business. Keep it up - we love it!

Champion6 - thank you for posting this additional information.

To Mr. Morse and the OP that posted this -

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Is there any chance of publishing the Sun article on TOTV?

We live out of state and don't get the Daily Sun. Thank you for this information. Sometimes we wonder if we did the right thing to buy in The Villages before retirement and this further confirms the decision was right.

I agree that TV is the best....the only negative thing i took from the article in the daily sun was the back door jab that Mark Morse made when he praised the VHA which is essentially the developers mouth piece and he said You guys as an organization wake up to being positive, you choose to be happy, you choose to give feedback in the same manner, no name calling, no sensationalism, no ugliness.....if that isnt a slap at the POA and maybe a little ugliness and pettiness from Mr Morse

In past years the entire presentations have been repeated on VNN, Channel 2 of Comcast cable. There were at least 4-5 rebroadcasts during the week after original. Hopefully they'll do it this year too.