Traffic on 44 will probably be where the most noise will come from. At least the music stops at 9PM . The traffic won’t.

That is what people said about where we live. Bridgeport at Laurel Valley. Right on 466.

I say;

Pshaw.

I had better look up what that means, I haven't ever used that word before.

Always enjoy The Dailey Sun. Refreshing compared to most news out there.

I read the Boston globe everyday
 

the Red Sox get hammered pretty regularly

In regards to noise the apartments and condos of today are built much different then the apartments we grew up with, very little noise seepage ,I have not been in these but my niece is in a high end rental in Miami . Not reading a newspaper because of its politics is part of the reason we have the politics of anger now. I read newspapers from the liberal to the conservative side I am very blue but I get different perspective on things when I can see both sides. I also try to read one European paper each day and I always read the South China Post most people in USA have lost site of or don’t care what goes on everywhere else , all through history , the USA when living as an island has had it come back to haunt us. The beauty of newspapers is you can get many different slants on issues, I do not ever turn the tv on during the day except during football season , I just read for a few hours in morning , TV stays off till around 7pm when I’ll watch taped network news and PBS , watching those so called news shows all day is bad for your health

Harvesting
 

When there is an issue with an action the Developer/Owner is taking he can and does Harvest the support groups he can call on. They are the Newspaper, the HOA(which was founded in an attempt to kill the POA and replace it with a Group controlled by the Developer/Owner after he lost the large Law Suit $40,000,000). In addition the local radio and until the last election the Commissioner's. He also has his employees and their friends, and the fanatical ones who abide by any action he elects to take. A large group he can count on are the ones who live in the Villages, love their locations and amenity fees and support him/her regardless what is going on in areas outside of their protected locations. This is a very large contingency of his harvest. Given these it is not easy to turn the Developer/Owner ship around once it sets a course. The only way to challenge an action is to impact the pocket book and that takes Organization, Funding and Commitment. :ho:

The crowded conditions on the Square are already a fact.
will Hacienda apartment be 4 stories high? What a view for their neighbors.

If you think they don’t monitor or have some influence here ...please
Between Facebook quora nect door and here they watch and see who says what and is monitored and reported to TV by loyal villagers
There is very little free discourse without being jumped on by others on all these forums and it’s not the virus either

Don't forget, the zoning meeting on 9/21 is to consider advising for amendments. Looks to me like they want to eliminate local review of any changes the Developer would choose to make, eliminate what they've set for acreage for residence vs open space, commercial or "industrial" space (again with no review or approval process) and multi-family residence which could include fewer single-family homes replaced by apartment complexes. Think about the ramifications of these amendments. Loss of local control and surprise announcements with no reviews.

lofts
 

I think COVID is stalling much of the Florida Economy. I'm a snowbird and own a home in The Villages and will not return until the virus is under control. Villagers did a wonderful job masking and distancing last year, but I fear people are getting tired of complying. I think many seniors are afraid to relocate during the pandemic.

The Daily Sun costs less than $100.00 per year for a seven day a week "newspaper". I believe I paid $72.00 plus tip the last time I checked. And what do you expect for that extremely low price? You don't expect a real newspaper, do you?

Apparently Village home owners are buying into this apartment concept. Article said a good percentage of apartments are already sold to former home owners who want to down size with no responsibility but still have the benefits of The Villages. Nothing wrong with that.

The lofts are a one year rental