The Project Wide Advisory Committee on Monday unanimously agreed to allocate up to $20,000 for the demolition of the decorative windmill and water tower at Brownwood Paddock Square.

This was in the Sun today and shockingly did not talk about the materials used to build these. Guess the editor was told exactly what to say and not to say. Surprise.

Should be interesting when it comes to rebuilding.

“After 10-plus years of weather, humidity, sun and water exposure, the wooden posts on the structures have decayed, according to District Property Management.” The Villages Daily Sun, May 10, 2022

Aeromotor sells steel towers for their windmills. Steel will last a lot longer than untreated wood,

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And this is why pressure treated lumber should have been used in the first place. Whoever specified and agreed to using nontreated lumber should be held responsible.

I think we should have 150 posts on gin costing $2/bottle more than last year.

Gin will only last a month.

New mill & tower will cost $2/person and will last another 10 years.


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A fake water tower and windmill could have been built out of better materials than untreated pine. Why not use pressure treated lumber? The same people who say Katie Belles should not become a district amenity because it would be too costly come out and support the rebuilding of fake wooden structures. Many more people could benefit from a dance club than will benefit from rebuilding these things. You mean the structures are unsound and rotten after only ten years? And now that we are paying for it we are thinking of using some kind of steel? We deserve a thorough investigation into this matter. Didn’t we already shell out a lot of money recently to replace the Brownwood sign? “Something is rotten in The Villages.”

For some things the principle is more important than the dollars and do think this is one of the times.

Gin will only last a month? Is that really true?

They blamed it on 10 years of humidity, rain, and sun.

Here's a clue that they're LYING:

Puerto Rico has more humid, rainy weather, more often, and more exposure to sun than central Florida. El Viejo San Juan has wooden doors dating back over 100 years that are still securing the buildings they're hinged to.

Does San Juan use magic doors? I'm guessing probably not.

Well if the sun had a living, breathing editor who was allowed to report the facts we would have an entirely different newspaper. Wonder what percentage of people reading the article believed what they were saying?

Are you assuming anyone possibly reading the Daily Sun could be fooled? If you were to talk to my brother in-law it’s the written gospel!

As long as there is good vodka, rum, and Jack I don't care about smelly gin.

Are you kidding me, 20 grand for the demo? I’ll do it for the cost of a Stihl two cycle gas chain saw and a case of beer and the pile of wood will be ready to toss in a bonfire in less than an hour!

A month, 2 weeks - what’s the difference??