[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by ldovermiller

Here is a novel idea. We pay the Community Standards people to make sure the rules are enforced, why aren't they doing their
job to make sure the rules are followed. They drive around in their $50k white, 4x4 tucks all day ....what am I missing. DO YOUR JOB
or just get a person to answer the phone, run out and look for the violation. The complaint should only come from local residence!

This is how taxes go up. Add a level of responsibility that requires more time and work. I like that how we do it is not adding cost to anything. Add a little here and a little there and SOMEBODY has to pay for it.

The Villages Watch is doing their job and they aren't paid much for it but watching and reporting unusual happenings to the police and telling folks they left their garage door up and coming when they are called to be a "connector" to other services is very helpful. They are our not expensive but appreciated neighbors and they are not appreciated ENOUGH until you live here for several years.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I hope that all people realize that keeping our property to Community Standards makes The Villages nicely kept and beautiful. And reporting someone anonymously is a somewhat easier thing to do than telling them to their face, unless you have been raised to be outspoken.

If everyone were allowed to embellish and add and be creative and have their "individuality" shine, this place could be a mess in no time.

We came back to our new home in Hadley when we first lived here part time to find literally dozens of little "gookies and gee gaws and ceramic thingys " in the yard of a very near neighbor. I quickly phoned community standards and told them.

One of the reasons many of us chose the Villages is because of deed restrictions. I find that the anonymous reporting may be chicken to some but far easier for others. I don't see anything WRONG about someone seeing something in another neighborhood obviously not allowed and reporting it. That doesn't make my skin crawl at all.

Grace from Ohio.

To the best of our knowledge we have no violations and plan to keep it that way.

If I saw a neighbor with what I thought was a violation would mention it nicely to them. I do not think I would report them unless they were offensive but thats me.

To ride around the villages to look for people to report think those people have two have much time on their hands.

Will they also write down when we have grandchildren visiting to make sure they are gone within 30 days?

What else will they be watching us for?

[Skunky1]

It is a resident complaint driven system according to the Standards filed by the developer at the clerk of the court

[Outofjersey]

That seems to be the trend lately the people who break the rules are getting more and more rights

[stan the man]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Seems like a needed change.

Friends from an older part of TV said they have heard of two women who ride around the better part of the day looking for houses they can report.

Did you buy that bridge?

[MoNonnon]

Sounds good to me

[stan the man]

Give the community watch the power to report violations....Problem solved...How many tips received by the police department are anonymous!!!!!!

[Villageswimmer]

Many people do this for landscape ideas. Maybe MYOB.

[tophcfa]

I am a big fan of deed restrictions, they keep our neighborhoods looking like the neighborhood we committed our retirement savings to. But then again, do they really matter? Your neighbor can’t put a little white cross in her garden, but it’s perfectly fine to have a high density apartment complex built right across the street. Something doesn’t add up?

[wereback]

When we first moved to the Villages in 2000 the men in neighborhood watch would note any compliance items on there drives around the villages they turned it in and you received a visit or a letter.

[Ndomines]

NUTS.
It’s a big pain to deal with but is a necessary inconvenience.
If you get ratted out by Mrs CRAVITS then deal with it or move to Spanish Springs. EVERYONE will not comply with what we ALL SIGNED UP FOR. THERE WILL BE HATE CONFLICTS

We all know your neighbors’ cherry picking the standards invalidates the intent. WIND CHIMES outside your bedroom window! Cars months on end in driveways with flat tires! TRASH by the curb days in advance of pick up. LAWN JOCKEYS.

IF A NUT CASE MAKES REPEATED UNWARRANTED COMPLAINTS then enact a policy to pursue harassment charges in court.
LIKE THE COLOR WHEEL LIST ACCEPTABLE YARD OR HOUSE DECORATIONS.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I hope that all people realize that keeping our property to Community Standards makes The Villages nicely kept and beautiful. And reporting someone anonymously is a somewhat easier thing to do than telling them to their face, unless you have been raised to be outspoken.

If everyone were allowed to embellish and add and be creative and have their "individuality" shine, this place could be a mess in no time.

We came back to our new home in Hadley when we first lived here part time to find literally dozens of little "gookies and gee gaws and ceramic thingys " in the yard of a very near neighbor. I quickly phoned community standards and told them.

One of the reasons many of us chose the Villages is because of deed restrictions. I find that the anonymous reporting may be chicken to some but far easier for others. I don't see anything WRONG about someone seeing something in another neighborhood obviously not allowed and reporting it. That doesn't make my skin crawl at all.

Grace from Ohio.

I agree wholeheartedly. In our former neighborhood, we had a very volatile guy across the street who allowed weeds to take over, never trimmed shrubs and rarely had his lawn mowed. Do you think I’d go over and tell him to abide by the rules? Hell, no! The current system worked perfectly and no one needed to live in fear of retaliation.

[stan the man]

Do we not have enough Hate in this world .. Why not turn neighbor against neighbor

[Pennyt]

This is just the committee passing responsibility and pitting neighbor against neighbor. Horrible idea.

You could have a system that is not anonymous without having to reveal who actually complained, except under certain circumstances. That is the way it should have always been, IMHO. No one should be able to file an anonymous complaint about anything. That way the system can track who is complaining and how often, etc. and possibly even restricting access for a time if necessary to avoid someone making a career out of it, or to stop frivolous complaints. But that does not mean the system has to reveal the complainer to the complainee. That is not a good idea, except possibly under certain circumstances (if some type of legal action is taken for example). Again, IMHO.