[barb1191]

Excerpted from JMAX NON COMPUTER email....b

"Attention Village Residents:
A sign on Oak Forest Drive between Tally Ridge and Southern Trace in The Villages, Fl. reads:

No Thru Traffic
Fine $123.50 Plus 3 Points
F.S.316.074

"The next BOCC meeting next Tuesday (July 22) at Colony Cottage. The meeting starts at 5:00pm and we have public forum time on the agenda. Perhaps if we all work together we can get this fixed. My hope is that many people will come to voice their opinion as that is what democracy is all about." Doug Gilpin"
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[Sidney Lanier]

Excuse my ignorance: What is 'BOCC'? Thanks!

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Sidney Lanier

Excuse my ignorance: What is 'BOCC'? Thanks!

Board of County Commissioners....also known as the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners...the five folks who voted to put up the signs...

[Muncle]

Sumter County Board of County Commissioners

http://sumtercountyfl.gov/bocc/meetings.asp

Agenda pdf is on the upper right

[bestmickey]

I hope ya'll drive to and from the meeting via Oak Forest Drive! ;D

[hipockets]

:dontknow: I would think that enforcing existing laws, rather than making
a new law which would require enforcing anyway would be a more equitable
solution for all, as well opening up another can of worms. What village would
be next?

[Sidney Lanier]

Thanks, John M, for the 'BOCC' explanation! We're up north right now and hope that someone will post the outcome(s) of the meeting. I still have the feeling that the barn door is open and the horses are loose--potentially not just on Oak Forest but throughout TV....

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Sidney Lanier

...hope that someone will post the outcome(s) of the meeting. I still have the feeling that the barn door is open and the horses are loose--potentially not just on Oak Forest but throughout TV....

I too will be unable to attend the meeting, but have written to each of the five commissioners and have communicated with two of them. Commissioners Mast and Gilpin are willing to revisit their decision. I hope someone will post the outcome of the meeting.

John

Originally Posted by barb1191

Excerpted from JMAX NON COMPUTER email....b

"Attention Village Residents:
A sign on Oak Forest Drive between Tally Ridge and Southern Trace in The Villages, Fl. reads:

No Thru Traffic
Fine $123.50 Plus 3 Points
F.S.316.074

"The next BOCC meeting next Tuesday (July 22) at Colony Cottage. The meeting starts at 5:00pm and we have public forum time on the agenda. Perhaps if we all work together we can get this fixed. My hope is that many people will come to voice their opinion as that is what democracy is all about." Doug Gilpin"
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[Sidney Lanier]

bump

[Hyacinth Bucket]

Barb, I just saw this posting. How do we find out who to contact to voice our negative reaction to this?

We are not in TV at the moment and I want to let them know my feelings.

Thanks,

HB

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Hyacinth Bucket

How do we find out who to contact to voice our negative reaction to this?

We are not in TV at the moment and I want to let them know my feelings.

You should contact the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners:

Richard.Hoffman@sumtercountyfl.gov
Michael.Francis@sumtercountyfl.gov
Garry.Breeden@sumtercountyfl.gov
Randy.Mask@sumtercountyfl.gov
Doug.Gilpin@sumtercountyfl.gov

Originally Posted by JohnM

You should contact the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners:

Richard.Hoffman@sumtercountyfl.gov
Michael.Francis@sumtercountyfl.gov
Garry.Breeden@sumtercountyfl.gov
Randy.Mask@sumtercountyfl.gov
Doug.Gilpin@sumtercountyfl.gov

Click on the Sumter County map to see who is your Commisioner. Looks like TV has two. http://sumtercountyfl.gov/bocc/map.htm The map is kind of hard to read though.

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac

Click on the Sumter County map to see who is your Commisioner.

Good idea...FWIW, I found all are interested in voters opinions. If I remember correctly, One Sumter allows Villagers to vote for all of the commissioners...if I am mistaken, please jump in...

John

[Sidney Lanier]

Following is an email I just this minute sent to the five county commissioners to the email addresses posted by JohnM (thanks!); the email did include my name and address which I am leaving off this post. I suggest we BOMBARD them with emails this afternoon; hopefully it'll help....

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Gentlemen:

As an owner in The Villages whose home is on a small but nonetheless through street and who is not there at the moment and thus cannot attend tonight's meeting, I am writing to express my concern over your board's recent action concerning the closing of Oak Forest Drive, an otherwise public road, to all traffic other than that pertaining to residents.

I can understand that residents of ANY road would want the equivalent of a private road where there is no traffic other than their own and that of their guests and servicepeople. And I am sure the residents of Oak Forest believe that they have enough of an issue to have carried it to the point where you as a board are considering the equivalent of a 'private road' designation.

However, I see two serious issues:

First, Oak Forest is NOT a private road; it is a public road maintained by public taxation. If there is an issue with, say, speeders using Oak Forest, then the law needs to be enforced, that is, the violators need to be addressed rather than closing the road to all but resident traffic because of a these violators.

Second, do you realize what a precedent this would set? Can you even begin to imagine how many residents of literally HUNDREDS of what are presently through roads will collect petitions and attend your meetings in order to ask for the same for their roads? Do you have any idea of the can of worms you would be opening by NOT revisiting the Oak Forest situation?

Thank you for your consideration!