[Gerryk12]

I have sent the following message to the City Commission members: Please do all you can to be sure the contractor does not succeed in building apartment buildings above the current legal limitation. We have more than sufficient density of dwellings here in the Villages and to increase the number of apartment dwellings will surely begin to change the great lifestyles we now enjoy.

Gerry Katz
Pine Ridge

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I don’t care what they do in there buildings on there commercial property already built, nor do I care what the build on newly developed land. I do care when they intrude in already built out area sold to districts years ago adding apartments in already overcrowded area. You can thank the two puppets representing district residents on CDD board that approved it in best interest of residents. O wait one has since quit the board right after the vote.

Not "There" buildings. The possessive is THEIR buildings. PLEASE CORRECT! THERE indicates direction - like I see you THERE or the parking lot is over THERE. THEIR means something belongs to someone like "THEIR buildings" means someone OWNS them.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Gerryk12

I have sent the following message to the City Commission members: Please do all you can to be sure the contractor does not succeed in building apartment buildings above the current legal limitation. We have more than sufficient density of dwellings here in the Villages and to increase the number of apartment dwellings will surely begin to change the great lifestyles we now enjoy.

Gerry Katz
Pine Ridge

There is NOT enough parking around Spanish Springs to justify more apartments. The businesses there have probably complained about the high rent that the Villages charges them. So, instead of lowering the rent the Villages gets greedy and tries to add apartments so the businesses have more customers. Soon Spanish Springs will be as dense as a city in New Jersey - so why did we bother coming to The Villages in the 1st place - wasn't the idea to escape too much density? The whole US society would be better off if it evaluated progress by "QUALITY OF LIFE" and NOT profits and population growth!

[Bonnybelle]

Originally Posted by Ramone

The Billionaire contractor is taking the little City of Lady Lake to court to appeal the decision of the city to not change codes to allow second level apartments. You should let your opinions be known by contacting the city officials, maybe they can stand up to the contractor that wants these changes for their own benefit. Write, call or email the city; City of Lady Lake Town Hall
c/o Lady Lake Commissioners
409 Fennell Blvd.
Lady Lake, Fl 32159 "Lady Lake Commission
Monday, October 5, 2020 at 6:00 pm
City of Lady Lake Town Hall
409 Fennell Blvd.
Lady Lake, Fl 32159
Jim Richards - Mayor - Commissioner Chairman; jrichards@ladylake.org
Ruth Kussard - Commissioner; rkussad@ladylake.org
Dan Vincent - Commissioner; dvincent@ladylake.org
Paul Hannon - Commissioner; phannan@ladylake.org
Tony Holden - Commissioner ; tholden@ladylake.org

Thanks for the great info - I just sent emails to all commissioners and copied your post and posted on Nextdoor.com

We need to start taking charge of our Hometown! It seems a lot of the newer residents are not aware and/or do not care...used to love this place until they tore down Katie Belles and Hacienda County club -and built South of 44 without providing the necessary facilites and golf courses...so crowded now that Mr. Schwartz would be so upset that his grandchildren are so disgracefully greedy and have spoiled our Hometown!

I would also like to know why we can't recycle - what a tremendous waste of all the plastic and glass bottles AND soda, food etc cans - wish we could find a place to take them. I heard they are saving The Villages $1million a year by using the new garbage company - really? -- would not be surprised if the "billionaire developers" had an interest in the new garbage company - I can only imagine the mountains of plastic bottles going up in smoke in one week. I'm not normally an environmentalist but this is CRAZY

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bonnybelle

We need to start taking charge of our Hometown! It seems a lot of the newer residents are not aware and/or do not care...used to love this place until they tore down Katie Belles and Hacienda County club -and built South of 44 without providing the necessary facilites and golf courses...so crowded now that Mr. Schwartz would be so upset that his grandchildren are so disgracefully greedy and have spoiled our Hometown!

An old tired opinion.



I would rather applaud, "get rid of what is not successful and replace".

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

An old tired opinion.



I would rather applaud, "get rid of what is not successful and replace".

Yes

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Apparently it's a done deal. I contacted the commissioners yesterday and received a reply today. I don't want to name the commissioner or quote verbatim but the commissioner basically said Lady Lake is not in a position to turn the developer down. They cannot risk an inevitable lawsuit which could bankrupt the town. They've accepted they will all be voted out of office after allowing the apartments.

And FWIW, the commissioner did not disagree with my assessment that apartments will probably mean the end of live music at Spanish Springs. I've said it before - it's not realistic that one developer is going to manage a stunningly massive sprawl all the way down to almost Clermont. I believe the Villages is eventually going to be broken up and parts of it will be sold to developers, starting with the historic district and the area around Spanish Springs.

Why do you suppose the Villages put a stop to their program of pulling modular homes out of those areas?

NOTE: The foregoing is one person's opinion (mine). I could be wrong. Please don't start any rumors that live music in SS is doomed or the Villages is for sure going to be broken up. Thanks.

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Not "There" buildings. The possessive is THEIR buildings. PLEASE CORRECT! THERE indicates direction - like I see you THERE or the parking lot is over THERE. THEIR means something belongs to someone like "THEIR buildings" means someone OWNS them.

I find that if I corrected people on social mania, I would literally not have time to ever do anything else. Just sayin.'

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Not "There" buildings. The possessive is THEIR buildings. PLEASE CORRECT! THERE indicates direction - like I see you THERE or the parking lot is over THERE. THEIR means something belongs to someone like "THEIR buildings" means someone OWNS them.

I don’t give a there.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by mulligan

That country club was never sold to a district. It is, was, and probably always will be owned by the developer.

The district it was in was sold to that district which means it was built out of residential housing. Why they had to get approval from district which was easy the couple puppet voting for it in best interest of residents in that district.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bonnybelle

Thanks for the great info - I just sent emails to all commissioners and copied your post and posted on Nextdoor.com

We need to start taking charge of our Hometown! It seems a lot of the newer residents are not aware and/or do not care...used to love this place until they tore down Katie Belles and Hacienda County club -and built South of 44 without providing the necessary facilites and golf courses...so crowded now that Mr. Schwartz would be so upset that his grandchildren are so disgracefully greedy and have spoiled our Hometown!

I would also like to know why we can't recycle - what a tremendous waste of all the plastic and glass bottles AND soda, food etc cans - wish we could find a place to take them. I heard they are saving The Villages $1million a year by using the new garbage company - really? -- would not be surprised if the "billionaire developers" had an interest in the new garbage company - I can only imagine the mountains of plastic bottles going up in smoke in one week. I'm not normally an environmentalist but this is CRAZY

Golf courses......Front page today's Daily Sun.
Saying you heard something doesn't make it true,,,,,,,how would TV save $?
BTW Katie Belles was not torn down.....

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus;1957383[B

]Apparently it's a done deal. [/B]I contacted the commissioners yesterday and received a reply today. I don't want to name the commissioner or quote verbatim but the commissioner basically said Lady Lake is not in a position to turn the developer down. They cannot risk an inevitable lawsuit which could bankrupt the town. They've accepted they will all be voted out of office after allowing the apartments.

And FWIW, the commissioner did not disagree with my assessment that apartments will probably mean the end of live music at Spanish Springs. I've said it before - it's not realistic that one developer is going to manage a stunningly massive sprawl all the way down to almost Clermont. I believe the Villages is eventually going to be broken up and parts of it will be sold to developers, starting with the historic district and the area around Spanish Springs.

Why do you suppose the Villages put a stop to their program of pulling modular homes out of those areas?

NOTE: The foregoing is one person's opinion (mine). I could be wrong. Please don't start any rumors that live music in SS is doomed or the Villages is for sure going to be broken up. Thanks.

Almost a confirmed rumor.....
Good news!

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

Why do you suppose the Villages put a stop to their program of pulling modular homes out of those areas?

Because they did that to keep the subcontractors working during a slower period. Now there are shortages of workers everywhere.

A Villages salesperson said yesterday that they sold 70 new homes in one day last month.

Demand is there and most people are reasonable about letting successful people continue success. They know a bit about that. I'd guess Old Man Schwartz would be fairly proud of his downline.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

Attachment 89784

Are you considering moving in there? No? Then it's none of your business either is it? So why are you posting at all?

Oh I know - because this is a forum, where people share opinions and ideas.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

I find that if I corrected people on social mania, I would literally not have time to ever do anything else. Just sayin.'

I wos all so told it wos bad maners to kerect anover persans speling, or gramer on publik fourarms.