The Villages Resident Survey
 

Just got our letter about the upcoming Villages Resident Survey, online from 3/7 to 4/3. Thought it might be a good time to start jotting some suggestions for this year's survey

Charging stations in the squares
Registering Golf Carts
Better/More restaurant choices in Spanish Springs
Posted cart speed limits
Stepped up speed enforcement throughout

and dog poop, because that always gets responses :rant-rave:

Four suggestions for more big brother government controls or handouts (charging stations). Guess I will have to see if there are others posted I CAN support.

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How about lighted pickleball courts for those of us that work during the day. Also lighted softball fields.

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Seems to be too much of "gimme the free stuff" and let "big brother" wrap me in bubble wrap going around !
I have found most of the past surveys are comprised of leading questions or those that are self serving to the Developer. I would love to see the responses to questions concerning correction of major design errors such as cart traffic south of Hy 466 on Morse Blvd or the need for a cross over tunnel under Morse Blvd at the Hy 466 Morse Blvd gate, or widen the Lake Sumter bridge cart path, or who should pay for the apparent shoddy underpinnings for the island built on swampland in the middle of the Lake Sumter Bridge (note that the lake is privately owned, the road is owned by the county), change the traffic light left turn signals in our major intersections to prohibit turns when the opposing traffic has the green light, etc. Yes, some of these corrections will cost money and who should pay for it, The CDDs, The Developer who originally did the work and assessed all the homeowners under the "bond" scheme, the county governments who happily took over "ownership" of the roads for "free" just as soon as the Developer finished building them, should we build a new special covered/enclosed pool? or a combination of ???. Not easy questions to answer or maybe even fund, so probably nothing will ever be done about these and other major problems.
So, many of the Questions center around our "lifestyle"; how many times do you eat out?, how many times do you golf (who cares, there is a finite number of course available to the whole Villages and already there are a bunch of rules as to usage)?, how many times do you go shopping?, where? what hospital?, etc. All nice statistics for marketing rental space to outside commercial establishments.

Yes it's that time of year again to make my comments made on the survey. I concentrate on what restaurants I want to see in the villages and golf course improvements.

"change the traffic light left turn signals in our major intersections to prohibit turns when the opposing traffic has the green light,"

This is a joke right?

We are pretty happy with everything, but would like to see window tag to open the gates. Putting down your window every time is a pain with your gate pass

1. Recycling cans at the mail stations. I see so many residents sorting their mail into the trash, because they don't want to take their junk mail home.

2. Better signage directing drivers to the starter shacks.

3. Golf cart ID or registration stickers when paying trail fees.

4. Another golf cart tunnel under 466A. We need one at Buena Vista.

Hmmmm.....still thinking.....

I wish it were. Check out the 78 posts on the thread "Traffic accidents at Powell Rd and Rt. 44"

Unless I'm hallucinating, there is one under 466A near Buena Vista--I used it today (or maybe I just dreamt that I did). But I do think one at Canal and 466A would be a help

I think the lack of lights on Pickleball Courts is perhaps because those that live close enough to hear the "pop, pop, pop" would not want to hear it during the evening while dining outside, sleeping or entertaining.

We rented a home here before buying that was not even that close to the courts, but we could hear it when the windows were open - all day long. So when we purchased, we made sure our new home was far enough away. I like to nap with the windows open. :)

I think if the lights were to go dark at 9p.m it would work. As for the sound from the game people adapt. I used to live near an airport and at first it was annoying but after a while I hardly noticed.

Dog park safety issue
 

The large gate from the small dog side of Atlas Dog Park to Moyer Loop should be unlocked/locked when the main gates are unlocked/locked.During a recent emergency, the ambulance crew had to climb over the rail fence and then lift their equipment and stretcher over the fence and walk down the hill to the patient.

get rid of gate passes and put sticker on window
 

You are SO right about this annoying rolling down your window to swipe the gate passes. Not only annoying,, but it makes me feel uncomfortable late at night when I am coming through the gate alone. I keep my doors locked and then I have to roll down my window to get in the gate.....which makes me feel unsafe / vulnerable. Seems weird that they won't design stickers on the car that will open the gate without rolling down the window.