[Madelaine Amee]

I have started this in a new thread because I did not want to "bury" this information in the old thread.

December 13, 2013 Daily Sun Local Section/from Page C1 Upper Left hand corner of page C5

This article starts out with the sentence "The possibility of building a golf cart bridge over Colony Boulevard is now on the table". It goes on to discuss in detail what the Members of the Project Wide Advisory Committee are working on regarding this matter. It does not state that this bridge is a done deal, therefore maybe the people in the other thread who have some excellent, and much less expensive, ideas could get in touch with this Committee and Ms. Tutt with their excellent suggestions.

By the way, the quoted $400,000 cost is just a drop in the bucket - paragraph 6 in this article states "this estimate does not include engineering fees or other costs such as designing it to meet TV architectural design standards........." So it is going to be very expensive.

[CHESTERFIELDROSE]

Thanks for posting the facts as they are stated. Move people like you are need on TOTV

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by CHESTERFIELDROSE

Thanks for posting the facts as they are stated. Move people like you are need on TOTV

I agree 100% too many people on TOTV act as if they know what's going on or they have a "connection" and argue points when they have the facts all wrong!

[Peachie]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I have started this in a new thread because I did not want to "bury" this information in the old thread.

December 13, 2013 Daily Sun Local Section/from Page C1 Upper Left hand corner of page C5

This article starts out with the sentence "The possibility of building a golf cart bridge over Colony Boulevard is now on the table". It goes on to discuss in detail what the Members of the Project Wide Advisory Committee are working on regarding this matter. It does not state that this bridge is a done deal, therefore maybe the people in the other thread who have some excellent, and much less expensive, ideas could get in touch with this Committee and Ms. Tutt with their excellent suggestions.

By the way, the quoted $400,000 cost is just a drop in the bucket - paragraph 6 in this article states "this estimate does not include engineering fees or other costs such as designing it to meet TV architectural design standards........." So it is going to be very expensive.

Thanks for the update. I'll wait for the final plan but if it is workable, I'd like to see the bridge. As Gracie pointed out in a previous post, the impact per household would not be great and a smooth crossing at that point would be wonderful. I would rather not see Colony Blvd blocked off since it may lead to moving the traffic problem out to 466A and the entry to Colony.

I guess we all need to stay tuned!

[Snowbirdtobe]

The whole problem is due to a lack of proper planning by the county. The county is responsible to see that problems like this don't happen due to unrestrained or uncontrolled growth.
The county should halt all new building permits in the area where the overcrowding exists until a solution can be worked out.

[billethkid]

where is the over crowding?
btk

[ivanhoe]

Cant this 22.5 degrees across road, 18' high two carts wide. Long low grade up to and off of on opposite sides. 250k max. (eh, for the bridge)

[n8xwb]

Seems unnecessary to me. Why not make that road one way from Morse Blvd to Walgreens? (eastbound). I bet that would take care of the problem.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Peachie

...... the impact per household would not be great ...

Peachie, I'm unfamiliar with this issue since I don't live in the southern part of The Villages. I have a question; and I certainly don't mean it in a hostile way. I'm just trying to better understand the issues. By "the impact per household", is it your understanding that every home owner would be assessed a certain amount (or amenities would be increased) to pay for the golf cart bridge?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Snowbirdtobe

The whole problem is due to a lack of proper planning by the county. The county is responsible to see that problems like this don't happen due to unrestrained or uncontrolled growth.
The county should halt all new building permits in the area where the overcrowding exists until a solution can be worked out.

Yea, right!

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Peachie, I'm unfamiliar with this issue since I don't live in the southern part of The Villages. I have a question; and I certainly don't mean it in a hostile way. I'm just trying to better understand the issues. By "the impact per household", is it your understanding that every home owner would be assessed a certain amount (or amenities would be increased) to pay for the golf cart bridge?

Neither.

[Peachie]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Peachie, I'm unfamiliar with this issue since I don't live in the southern part of The Villages. I have a question; and I certainly don't mean it in a hostile way. I'm just trying to better understand the issues. By "the impact per household", is it your understanding that every home owner would be assessed a certain amount (or amenities would be increased) to pay for the golf cart bridge?

Bare, I will include a portion of the post I was referring to, which Gracie made on the earlier discussion regarding the bridge. I do not know how this road improvement will be funded since that hasn't been decided yet.

Gracie's quote in response to angst about the cost of the bridge, should it be installed...
"Please point out if I am wrong here. AND if it went above half a million, even to a million, and it came back to land on any of us, which is doubtful, it would be shy of twenty bucks a household. We all worry too much. SOMETHING is being done, investigated, planned, discussed, worked on.............. I bet it will turn out great, just like all of the other stuff the Morses have a hand in."

[Mikeod]

This is a PWA project which means it is funded by the entire community rather than just the CDD in which it resides. It comes out of amenity funds. No special assessment and no increase in amenity fees beyond the normal annual increase.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by mikeod

This is a PWA project which means it is funded by the entire community rather than just the CDD in which it resides. It comes out of amenity funds. No special assessment and no increase in amenity fees beyond the normal annual increase.

Originally Posted by Peachie

Bare, I will include a portion of the post I was referring to, which Gracie made on the earlier discussion regarding the bridge. I do not know how this road improvement will be funded since that hasn't been decided yet.

Gracie's quote in response to angst about the cost of the bridge, should it be installed... "Please point out if I am wrong here. AND if it went above half a million, even to a million, and it came back to land on any of us, which is doubtful, it would be shy of twenty bucks a household. We all worry too much. SOMETHING is being done, investigated, planned, discussed, worked on.............. I bet it will turn out great, just like all of the other stuff the Morses have a hand in."

Thanks for the clarification Peachie and Mik. Hopefully there are wise people in positions of power who will soon find the best solution to this safety issue.

[Ray Roberts]

I live very close to this area, experiencing the hassle (if it is) and think that all of the hullabaloo over this subject is uncalled for. True, the county messed up planning miserably, let them take the lead and get it fixed on their dime...,,. The watch crew's effectiveness and usefulness is certainly questionable, at best.