Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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BUT . . . while there haven't been any assessments, residents have been paying and are paying for things not normally associated with, let's say, normal things. We have been paying and will continue to pay for the IRS fiasco until maybe in the next century, it will be settled. We will have to pay for the soil erosion under the bridge. And now -- the damn tree situation! It also makes me wonder if we are also paying for the widening of 466A (1.8 miles) in the Fruitland Park area where the developer is supposedly paying for the widening of that part of the road. Are "we" really paying for that??? Consequently, since there has not been any special assessment, it would seem that there is a lot of surplus money in the pot, no? But the real question is why are we, the residents, paying for all these things?
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The IRS Fiasco...as you call it was not anything underhanded. We live in a CDD form of government that is only in Florida and we are not the only CDD. The municipal bonds are the issue. The fact that the interest on them was tax free. NOT the bonds on our property. They challenged how the CDD works. It was not some conspiracy to avoid income tax or a way to get away with something that is wrong. If it were it wouldn't have gone one for eight years and three IRS agents without resolution. We are paying the lawyer because the lawyer is protecting us and the way things are run. The developer has paid for so many things. He isn't our mom, but widening the road is to their interest in continuing the development in Fruitland Park. Which keeps people working, which allows people like you and me to move here, which keeps the economy flowing here, which makes money for the developers kids who long ago made more money than they need for all of the things that anyone could want in four lifetimes,,,but still they keep working in very high stress jobs. I would have to guess that the motivation is that this is a history making place, and a good thing, and a matter of pride to them. They don't need any more money...and they must feel a responsibility to the teams they have employed who have stuck with them for years and years. They keep working. Things keep being wonderful and beautiful. I don't think that in our lifetime, you or I will pay a penny for any assessments. As Bogie Shooter says. The Morses are self insured. Don't blame the tree fiasco on The Morses. They had nothing to do with it. The soil erosion under anything is not their fault either. They could have geologists stacked on top of engineers and things sink here occasionally.
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Stirring the Pot? I Guess YOU Don't Care!
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I guess you can't tell the difference between real questions that affect all of us versus simply overlooking things that take place here and then criticizing someone who brings these items up. I mentioned these things and Gracie commented. That was fine. Can you tell me with a straight face that you don't find it strange that (supposedly) all residents south of 466 will be responsible for paying for the soil erosion? Why residents south of 466 when residents north of 466 use the bridge just as much? Anyone can use the bridge; it is a public bridge. So why just certain residents and why any residents at all, since it is a county road? You don't find it strange that a public road and bridge is built on private property? You don't think it's strange (again, supposedly) that the residents of Districts 5 through 9 (I think that's accurate) have to pay for the tree thing? I could go on, but these things have nothing whatsoever to do with a budget. If that is your way of telling me you know more than me, it hasn't worked. It's unfortunate you couldn't offer anything constructive. You didn't even follow the forum's rule to stay on topic! You think that asking these kind of questions are stirring a pot? If you really think so, you are very wrong. You may not care about answers to these questions, but I do, as do many others. This forum is a great place to ask questions because there are a lot of smart and informed people who know some of these answers.
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With break-ins occurring throughout the area and normal monitoring of the community I doubt if additional resources are going to be allocated to a victimless crime. It is probably a cold case already.
There should be insurance to cover this act. And if it is self insurance an amount of money is already set aside. Never should have happened though. |
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Learn to be civil or risk infractions
If members cannot conduct themselves without a confrontational attitude, they risk losing the privilege of participating in TOTV. You can disagree without a "nose to nose" attitude.
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As usual it is all about the money, i.e. out of whose pocket will it come?
Hopefully the cretins who vandalized the property by cutting down the trees will be identified, tried and convicted. Perhaps restitution can be had through a civil lawsuit so that those who did the deed pay the price. Call me cynical, but the tree cutting could not have been accomplished by any one person without some witness observation or knowledge precedent or subsequent by others. BTW, who would benefit from the cutting through view enhancement or other outcome?
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Feels like this thread is long over dead.
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Do ya think...........................
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