[twoplanekid]

Once the snow birds leave The Villages, is parking still an issue? I understand that the high people/car season is January to the end of March. If parking is not an issue for most of the year, then why exclude this activity for the whole year? It just seems to me that the Village government could be more accommodating to Village groups wanting to arrange their bus trips. Is there another concern other than just parking for this banning of outside buses?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Once the snow birds leave The Villages, is parking still an issue. I understand that the high people/car season is January to the end of March. If parking is not an issue for most of the year, then why exclude this activity for the whole year? It just seems to me that the Village government could be more accommodating to Village groups wanting to arrange their bus trips. Is there another concern other than just parking for this banning of outside buses?

Keeping The Villages for Villagers is important.

Did you see the thread I started about Tupperware Parties disallowed at the rec centers? It is the same principle.

If you allow it for one, you allow it for all. What if the gambling casinos were sending buses here hourly?

[skip0358]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

WHERE do you who want these bus rides go, that make you feel so intense about it??? A shuttle to the airport is very important I would say and a real need to all who live here.

Clubs take them to Ball Games, Concerts, Universal Studios, St. Pete's Beach, Seafood Festivals, Other Clubs Events, Tampa Downs, Dog Races, Hudson Diner Theater, Capone's Comedy & Diner Show, Tarpon Springs, Strawberry Festival, Football Games, Drive Inn Movie to watch live telecast of Jimmy Buffett Concert, etc.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by skip0358

Clubs take them to Ball Games, Concerts, Universal Studios, St. Pete's Beach, Seafood Festivals, Other Clubs Events, Tampa Downs, Dog Races, Hudson Diner Theater, Capone's Comedy & Diner Show, Tarpon Springs, Strawberry Festival, Football Games, Drive Inn Movie to watch live telecast of Jimmy Buffett Concert, etc.

... to name just a few!

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Keeping The Villages for Villagers is important.

Did you see the thread I started about Tupperware Parties disallowed at the rec centers? It is the same principle.

If you allow it for one, you allow it for all. What if the gambling casinos were sending buses here hourly?

Sorry, I skipped the Tupperware Parties discussion. So, this talk about parking space issues was incorrect and not the true reason for the banning of outside busses. As I am not currently in The Villages, I will write a letter to Ms. Tutt and ask for a clarification on this issue to post on this site.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by skip0358

Clubs take them to Ball Games, Concerts, Universal Studios, St. Pete's Beach, Seafood Festivals, Other Clubs Events, Tampa Downs, Dog Races, Hudson Diner Theater, Capone's Comedy & Diner Show, Tarpon Springs, Strawberry Festival, Football Games, Drive Inn Movie to watch live telecast of Jimmy Buffett Concert, etc.

Thank you SKip. Now I know. I stand corrected. That makes it a LOT more understandable. AND a lot of buses, how often do most people go?

AND TWO PLANE KID...You can keep up with issues if you read The Daily Sun AND villages dash news dot come online. If I typed it correctly it would be changed into these; **************.com.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

I don't believe I am conflating two different issues. And when parking lots become full and the club member gets what they are paying their amenities fee for, others are denied what their fee is supposed to cover. This is the same issue of going to the square and roping off 20 seats for your friends. This denies others the access to those seats who pay the exact same amenities fee. If the squares and rec centers had lots of excess parking than it could work. They don't so it has the potential to create problems for others.

bump

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

I understand that the high people/car season is January to the end of March. ?

True, but the off seasons now are as busy as what used to be snowbird season just 5 years ago.

[kstew43]

Originally Posted by Bonny

My goodness. I wasn't discriminating against anyone !! How would I be discriminating ?? Just making a simple statement ! I also do have some things to base my opinion on. If someone goes into a rec center and something happens, well maybe okay. However, when someone has permission to leave their car somewhere when they are gone and something happens, some people would blame the establishment.
I've seen it happen. It also happened at AAA when someone left their car. It got vandalized while they were on one of the bus trips and they wanted AAA to pay their deductible.
Years ago we went on a cruise. We got the bus at Walmart and decided to leave our van up in the very front of the parking lot. Our van was stolen. You can't believe how many people said I should try to sue Walmart.

was it stolen or maybe towed away?

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Sorry, I skipped the Tupperware Parties discussion. So, this talk about parking space issues was incorrect and not the true reason for the banning of outside busses. As I am not currently in The Villages, I will write a letter to Ms. Tutt and ask for a clarification on this issue to post on this site.

If you go to the on-lines news website, scroll down and click on "read more news", then scroll down again until you come to the article titled "Janet Tutt's Memo Outlines Reasons For Banning Outside Buses From Squares" dated April 17. You can read the memo sent out to various clubs and organizations in its entirety.

[kstew43]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

WHERE do you who want these bus rides go, that make you feel so intense about it??? A shuttle to the airport is very important I would say and a real need to all who live here.

Shopping in Orlando was a big one, Maybe to the beach for the day, Disney, Universal....lots of things people want to go and can't.

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by janmcn

If you go to the on-lines news website, scroll down and click on "read more news", then scroll down again until you come to the article titled "Janet Tutt's Memo Outlines Reasons For Banning Outside Buses From Squares" dated April 17. You can read the memo sent out to various clubs and organizations in its entirety.

Thanks, I read her memo but a few have suggested that one hidden agenda was to keep outsiders from operating in TV. I will ask her if parking is the only issue and if other measures are to follow as parking availability will only grow worse as TV continues to grow.

[bagboy]

It's pretty clear...the recreation lots are for us Villagers who ARE here. The parking lots are for Villagers and visitors to use for shopping, dining, entertainment, etc. Those of us who live here have seen the recreation lots full to capacity on many occasions, and the LSL lot where the airport shuttle stops is never full with week long or longer parking.
There is still alot of land for sale near the Villages. How about the tour bus companies joining together, buying a few acres, and setting up a very nice pick-up/drop off point... complete with short term and long term parking for anyone wanting to take a day/week/month or longer trip???

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by kstew43

was it stolen or maybe towed away?

No it was stolen. They found it trashed in an area of the Ocala Forest a few weeks later. It went for a lot of joy rides.

[tomwed]

Is there a way of finding out how many club bus or day trips there are a year?
Maybe there are less than 100? or 50?
I wonder if all the busses fill up? or there are empty seats that would be filled if all the trips were centrally advertised.
There might be some fun trips that we are missing just because we don't know where to look,