[Peachie]

If you read past the article in the ************ about the new bridge over Colony Boulevard, you will find an article stating that Stonecrest is still on the attack against The Villages gates. Stonecrest, according to the article, has petitioned Mark Rubio, Marlene O'Toole and Senator Bill Nelson to allow them cart access to The Villages so they can use carts rather than cars or taxis.

If this petition is allowed and the gates are open, The Villages property owners will see all the surrounding communities and subdivisions adjacent to The Villages requiring the same access.

Stonecresters, do the same thing the neighbors in the adjacent properties do; drive your cars in or call a cab! Probably the funniest line in the articles is a statement that Stonecresters will not go quietly into the night. So they are insistent in having the advantages of living in The Villages and don't want to pay the piper?

A petition from Villagers to these same "decision makers" may be necessary to block to open season on The Villages gates.

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Now we will most likely hear from Stonecresters saying how nasty we Villagers are for not handing our goods out to them, sigh....

[Cobh521]

I am willing to sign a petition. How can a petition be created and given to the government officials that Stonecrest appealed to?

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by Peachie

If you read past the article in the villages news about the new bridge over Colony Boulevard, you will find an article stating that Stonecrest is still on the attack against The Villages gates. Stonecrest, according to the article, has petitioned Mark Rubio, Marlene O'Toole and Senator Bill Nelson to allow them cart access to The Villages so they can use carts rather than cars or taxis.

If this petition is allowed and the gates are open, The Villages property owners will see all the surrounding communities and subdivisions adjacent to The Villages requiring the same access.

Stonecresters, do the same thing the neighbors in the adjacent properties do; drive your cars in or call a cab! Probably the funniest line in the articles is a statement that Stonecresters will not go quietly into the night. So they are insistent in having the advantages of living in The Villages and don't want to pay the piper?

A petition from Villagers to these same "decision makers" may be necessary to block to open season on The Villages gates.

Now we will most likely hear from Stonecresters saying how nasty we Villagers are for not handing our goods out to them, sigh....

Peachie:

Their arguments should be at the Stonecrest marketing department, for advertising they would have access to TV, as the other thread talked about.
These unhappy people will only make themselves miserable, as possession of nine tenth of the law and Mr. Morse has the 90%. Ownership can be a beautiful thing, as I don't think he will allow this intrusion to happen. It's his property, to do as he pleases.

"I have said before, it sounds like a case of people, wanting to have their cake and eat it too!!" If they wanted access sooooooo bad, they should have purchased in TV.

Nuff said......

[Cantwaittoarrive]

I'm in. If they want what TV has to offer, move to TV

[Peachie]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

Peachie:

Their arguments should be at the Stonecrest marketing department, for advertising they would have access to TV, as the other thread talked about.
These unhappy people will only make themselves miserable, as possession of nine tenth of the law and Mr. Morse has the 90%. Ownership can be a beautiful thing, as I don't think he will allow this intrusion to happen. It's his property, to do as he pleases.

"I have said before, it sounds like a case of people, wanting to have their cake and eat it too!!" If they wanted access sooooooo bad, they should have purchased in TV.

Nuff said......

I agree, 2BNTV, and to me it's not meanness of The Villagers; it's an adjacent neighborhood coveting what is being paid for by Villagers funds.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by Peachie

I agree, 2BNTV, and to me it's not meanness of The Villagers; it's an adjacent neighborhood coveting what is being paid for by Villagers funds.

I totally agree with you. It must be a human nature thing, as some people have a sense of entitlement, especially as one ages. I remember a guy going to the front of the line at a bakery, and when I mention there was a line, He said, I am a senior citizen. DUH what was I, a teenager?

Must people say there is no cure for stupid. I would add, :arrogance" to the list.

Go figure.........

[Carl in Tampa]

One would hope that the Morse family would actively oppose the effort.

I'm not sure I understand what the petitioners think the federal Senators are in a position to do to help them get access.

Could someone enlighten me?

[DonH57]

I agree. It's sad if true the Stonecrest marketing dept made promises that could not be kept and had no original control over. I feel they are wasting their time petitioning politicians. The gate is on private property . It never connected automobile traffic as a public owned thru way. What would these people do if the power company decides tomorrow to close off the present cut thru currently used as a courtesy? That's sad but the way it goes.

[beekman]

Outside communities making such demands are nothing but freeloaders. They do want the best of both worlds. Their request should be DENIED at all levels. They were sold a bill of goods by deceptive marketing and cheaper home prices.

[ricthemic]

Last summer at a super market check out counter on Cape Cod I was wearing Villages golf hat. The lady in front of me asked if i lived in TV. I said yes, told her which village and asked if she did too and which village. Her reply, " Yes, Stonecrest"...
Let me know where and when to sign the petition for the lifestyle we purchased.

[Cajulian]

How hypocritical some of us are In TV.

Comments here state that what if the Energy company turned off access to their land and then Stonecresters can't use their path to get to the gate to come into TV's and use our paths for free.

Well it seems to me there are more of us from TV's that want to go thru that same gate and use the Energy Company's private property to get to Walmart, Aldi's ect. Free use of others property by TV's.

What? We want our cake and eat it too, by doing the same thing Stonecresters want to do!!

How is that any different. Why do some here call them freeloaders and not TV'rs, doing the same thing. Way too hypocritical.

A little Kindness goes a long way. Have a nice night.

[OBXNana]

We inquired about many communities when we began looking for our retirement years. I honestly thought Stonecrest was part of The Villages until I read this thread. Many of their Realtors advertise it's a neighboring community, with use of The Villages facility's without the hustle, bustle of the larger retirement community. We are not buying in Stonecrest, but had we done so, we would have been the person in the grocery store that said we lived in The Villages!

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Cajulian

How hypocritical some of us are In TV.

Comments here state that what if the Energy company turned off access to their land and then Stonecresters can't use their path to get to the gate to come into TV's and use our paths for free.

Well it seems to me there are more of us from TV's that want to go thru that same gate and use the Energy Company's private property to get to Walmart, Aldi's ect. Free use of others property by TV's.

What? We want our cake and eat it too, by doing the same thing Stonecresters want to do!!

How is that any different. Why do some here call them freeloaders and not TV'rs, doing the same thing. Way too hypocritical.

A little Kindness goes a long way. Have a nice night.

Sorry Cajulian! Villagers cross Mr. Brown's property with his expressed permission and facilitation! That's how it is different!

It is only those who travel on to Aldi's that cross the energy company's land.

[manaboutown]

On my last visit to The Villages where I was renting a home for a month with all Villages privileges I approached the Stonecrest gate in a car and asked to be admitted. The guard was pleasant but refused to allow me to enter the community.

It seems to me that if Villagers are not allowed to enter their truly gated community where the roads are maintained by the residents, Stonecresters should not have access to Villages amenities such as the cart paths; the roads which are public in spite of the gates, certainly, but not the cart paths. If they want access let them drive cars to where they are going. If they are on the cart paths they are trespassing.

[ALR5ALR]

we the villages on the east side must be vigilant that golf carts that don't belong on our paths do not get in tailgating as your using your card at that gate, or they'll wait outside the gate and tell you they forgot their card in their pool bag, yea right,they know how to work the system. go see how many outsiders are playing pickel ball on our dime.....look how many outsiders have easy entrance to katie bell's your private club while residents wait in line for a table...