[kd-dp2000]

I talked to a lady this morning who lives in Bison Valley with her husband and 2 young sons. Her parents live in The Villages. Her mother got them a year-long pass (free !) for relatives who live in the tri-county area. They are able to use any of the family pools.
Now...these Bison Valley residents pay NO amenities for using facilities within TV. They also can golf at guest rates. What is up with this???? Does anyone know? I will definitely be calling the appropriate department to find out why this is allowed. I don't see anything fair about this. Do any of you have a take on this???

[chuckinca]

Bison Valley isn't on either google maps or yahoo maps and not in wikipedia - - -

[samhass]

This does happen. I was at OB pool last year and met a young local couple from outside TV that had passes.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by golfer2000

I talked to a lady this morning who lives in Bison Valley with her husband and 2 young sons. Her parents live in The Villages. Her mother got them a year-long pass (free !) for relatives who live in the tri-county area. They are able to use any of the family pools.
Now...these Bison Valley residents pay NO amenities for using facilities within TV. They also can golf at guest rates. What is up with this???? Does anyone know? I will definitely be calling the appropriate department to find out why this is allowed. I don't see anything fair about this. Do any of you have a take on this???

Doesn't sound fair to me. When you find out please share with the rest of us.

[sandybill2]

My neighbor just happened to bring over the current guest ID information this morning. There is apparently a focus group going over these. It states "In-area guest ID cards: Children & spouses, grandchildren & spouses and great-grandchildren who reside in the Tri-County area--Lake, Marion, and Sumter. Age - 10 and above issued an In-Area Guest ID card. Sponsoring RESIDENT MUST ACCOMPANY GUEST to all facilities. In-Area Guest ID is active for 1 year from the issue date. May submit a new application after year has expired. Average number of In-area Guest ID's issued monthly--123. Active as of July 3, 2008--1,358. Apparently there are those who are complaining that they don't have area children or grandchildren but do have brothers, sisters, etc., and they don't think it is fair that they cannot get in-area guest passes for them. You know the Bison Valley residents will be using our golf cart paths--which we have and are paying for---to get to the area stores, town squares, etc. I am not a selfish person but this doesn't seem exactly fair to me.

[twynsmom]

:edit: Sounds like POA needs to be advised of this problem. Let us know what you find out after your phone calls.

[SteveFromNY]

Sounds like a bit of a quandry....
They built no amenities specifically for them, so there'd be some legitimate squawking by the Bison Valley residents if they charged them an amenity fee, yet unless they pay an amenity fee, it doesn't seem fair they should get the use of the amenities in the rest of TV.

[yorkmaine]

Where is Bison Valley?

[villager99]

we really have two separate issues here.
in area guest passes are not unique to bison valley or the oak meadows housing section in back of the fiesta bowl but the villages built golf cart access trails are.
i assume it was a marketing tactic of the developer andi have always wondered why the acess trails goes un challenged.

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Bison Valley isn't on either google maps or yahoo maps and not in wikipedia - - -

Bison Valley is about 500 feet northwest from Crispers in Southern Trace but across from CR101 and north of Woodridge Drive. Just across from the western part of Summerhill.

[Barefoot]

Bison Valley is a new subdivision on CR 101 North of 466, which allows families.

I thought the pools and golf courses were for Villagers and their guests with temporary passes. I guess I'm naive. I've never heard of year-long Tri-county Guest Cards. Not something The Villages brags about to newbies.

Originally Posted by yorkmaine

Where is Bison Valley?

Kitty corner (northwest or at 10 o'clock) to New Covenant United Methodist Church. http://www.mapquest.com/maps?zipcode...::d::25:::::/e

[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by barefoot at last

Bison Valley is a new subdivision on CR 101 North of 466, which allows families.

I thought the pools and golf courses were for Villagers and their guests with temporary passes. I guess I'm naive. I've never heard of year-long Tri-county Guest Cards. Not something The Villages brags about to newbies.

My daughter and her family used to have annual guest passes to visit my 80something mother. For years, they would drive about 45 miles one way twice a month or more, holidays etc to visit her. They live out of the tri county area and a couple years ago the policy was changed and because they were out of area they couldn't get the annual passes renewed. They could still get passes but only for short durations and my mom had to make a trip to Paradise Center to get them each time they came - a pain in the buttocks. When she was sick, they couldn't get passes because she was unable to get them and sign for them.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by golfer2000

sandybill2....thanks for the info from the focus group this morning. Any idea how to contact that focus group? We should all express our concern about this to them.

Good idea Golfer.

[barb1191]

Think we all need to pitch in and right this wrong. It sure is an awakening!!

We're in MA for awhile but will do whatever we can to write or call or whatever.

Keep this alive.....needs immediate attention. Think we all agree on this, yes?

barb