You are correct, JohnBoy - this is a great place to live.

And if we want to keep it that way we must ensure that what makes it great is not taken away, little by little.

There has been light criticism of bringing up the buffaloes and cowboy sculpture in this thread, but it is the many small things like these that make The Villages different and pleasant.

Let's keep it that way, and defend what we have here.

Husband and I went to see the wall yesterday---the entry to the golf cart path is definitely closed! The wall looks just like a villa wall. We sat there a couple of minutes and several people came by to voice their opinions -- We are not happy, that is for sure....
We used that path a lot to access Lowes, Aldi's and Walmart plus there are several medical buildings there including The Villages Urgent Care Clinic (I think that is what it is called)
One person was taking pictures and said he was contacting Channel 9 today.
We also saw evidence on down the road where the golf cards had been going around the wall...

My husband just returned from the square...good turnout. Some had signs. The photographer from the Sun was there along with news people from Channel 6.

Thanks for posting Jill !

I'm glad that Channel 6 showed up!! Nothing like negative publicity to get action!

I'm very disappointed that I had to miss the rally at the square. I had to pick up my wife from work.

Question; isn't there any public transportation here thats free or for a small fee?

Maybe if Morse wants this wall to stay, he better invest in some city busses to take people to "the other side" ! Better yet, get that realtor trolley over here and have it pick up at certain spots every half hour.

And you know this for a fact?

People who are not affected by this wall - please, please, please stop minimizing the inconvenience this is causing our fellow Villagers. We are all together in this and should have each other's backs. I live in Hadley if you're wondering.

Does anyone know (or know of) Ronald Brown? If you look at the property map, any route from the wall to Lowe's has to pass over his rather large land holding (including the Ho Chi Minh Trail). He might be able to shed enlightenment. The Villages Medical Center's land holding is actually quite small.

Well its almost noon and does anyone have an official answer as to the who and why the wall was installed?

That is an excellent idea. I don't know how to make a vlog, but I think that it would be great to do it from the location of the wall with video of the close path included.

good point
 

good point

I think a direct quote from a reporter who was told this is what's going on is a fact...