Let's talk about that he wants to eliminate the gate going to BJ's and Lowes.
It makes to better reading. :popcorn:

I'm not trying to be a smart a**, but I have always been curious why we always refer to the Morse family as "The Developer". Its almost like we fear being struck by lightning if we call them by their given names. These folks have a surname. Why don't we just say the Morse family said this....or the Morse family said that...or the Morse family failed to do this or the Morse family deserves....?

By refering to the creators of The Villages (through their generations) as "The Developer" is a little like saying "The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz." I prefer calling people by their name. Afterall, they are people! They are not hiding behind a curtain!

Don’t think that would happen, too many people use that to shop in surrounding businesses who only have golf cart to use. It would make lots of people very upset, The developer knows that gate gets a lot of traffic for residents in TV so that seems less likely to happen & hearsay trying to start trouble & not based on facts

Wonder if we could rents it out.:a040:

Somehow I suspect more tv's will be coming soon.

Totally agree with you, that gate gets lots of use for surrounding businesses & cutting off access to that for those who only use golf carts would not be a smart idea. Fact less post only made to start rumors & stir the pot making trouble

Then way doesn't TV invite the outsiders from other subdivisions to come through that
gate to help the economy in TV???

Don't make sense

Why not build apartments in the empty lots @Buffalo Ridge?
 

Just maybe the developer would rather you buy a home in TV and protect the obvious premium price a house here demands Vs one in Stonecrest. Once again I ask why does anyone believe the economy in TV needs help ? Show me where the Morse's have stated SS is operating in the RED. They are simply looking for other ways to maximize profits with an added side bonus of less headaches.

You know this has been hashed over so many times the topic is worn out!
Outsiders don’t pay for our multi-modal paths so shouldn’t use them.
:popcorn::popcorn:
More to follow……

You’re kidding, right?

Thanks to the Morse family we all enjoy a terrific lifestyle, the Morse family obviously has great wisdom, vision and business sense. I’m sure their decisions are not done in haste like some of the comments made by residents. Without growth places like Spanish Springs town square could be in danger of withering away.

Thank you Morse Family

Tom C

Ps please keep gate open.

Big draw there,,,,..looking across 466 at the school complex.:doh:

Condo sale = book one profitable transaction

Apartment rental = ongoing cash flow, depreciation, escalating asset value

I checked the restaurant's web site and it is an "Old Florida atmosphere" not a sports bar.

Interestingly, they only have one location, but they have a very nice web site. I wonder if The Developer did a search for a restaurant with the atmosphere they want and offered Harry's the spot.

I think the correct term is, stirring!

They could make it a condo by giving themselves a very long term managing contract but other than that you are correct.

Name the special amenities for The Lofts residents.

Because I know people who utilize the Club House and pool on a regular basis and are NOT residents of The Lofts. Any of us can use it, just need to reserve if you want the use of the kitchen and grill.

The paper holds their folded faces to the floor and everyday the paperboy brings more

My barber told me the same thing.

Actually, they are. How often do you see any of them hanging out at the square and shaking hands, as the original developer did? One or two of them come out from behind the curtain once a year to tell us how lucky we are that they have blessed us with such a wonderful life.
Many of you forget, they didn't PROVIDE us with this. We paid a premium price to live here. Capitalism, not generosity provided this lifestyle.

One would assume Capitalism, not generosity was behind MOST of the residents of TV being able to afford living here.

Absolutely! I'm not bashing capitalism in the least. Just tired of hearing how the developer "blessed us" like we are welfare idiots sucking on his teets.

If I was a billionaire I would not want to hang with the riff-raff either.

Sad that some many youngsters think capitalism is the worst thing in the world and we need socialism.

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Socialistic or capitalistic ? You label each one ! By the way educate me on the one you drew the line between socialist and capitalistic and why you drew the line at that point.

You paid a premium price to live here because of what the Schwatz/Morse vision built and provided to us that moved here. We did nothing except buy a house. We do nothing to preserve what they built except write a check so we can continue to use what they provided. We all moved here because of what they provided, if they didn't provide what we wanted we wouldn't be here. If it what they provided no longer meets our needs why the heck are we still here? Or is just the need to complain because they were able to provide what we wish we could have done? End of mini rant!

If you saw members of the Morse family on the squares………..how would that change your life? Yea, I thought so….no change!
You paid a premium price (your opinion), if so that was your choice. How can you blame someone else?

Why does he always look like a homeless person?

Are you really serious? The Family go to a square to mingle and some of the idiots that live here in TV find that out? Talk about a real s#%t storm…. Their lives would genuinely be threatened.

In the context of my overall post: "their own" is in contrast to "have to leave the property to get to."

Yes, those amenities are available for other Villagers. But only the people in the Lofts have access to it without having to leave the Lofts property to get to it. Everyone else has to leave wherever they're living, to get to those Lofts amenities. With the Spanish Springs apartments, there will be no amenities "on site." Tenants will have to leave Spanish Springs town square to get to the nearest rec center.

Not sure why some folks have such a hard time understanding this.

The present rise in housing costs notwithstanding, your assumption is erroneous.

From the very beginning of the Villages, it was marketed as a place where everyone of any income level could afford to live here and enjoy the amenities equally.

We were solidly in "lower class" but above poverty level when we moved here. We're still well under $50k/year, with pension and social security and one of us working part time.

So cut it with the "able to afford" living here horsepucky. There are plenty of us who live here BECAUSE we couldn't afford to live wherever we came from, and this was the affordable option to living in poverty.

I couldn’t have said it better.

One of the reasons there’s a premium on the houses inside the bubble, is because of the exclusive golf cart access.
It helps the Developer on their sales, it also helps out property value.

The pool is also a family pool anyone can use

You will own nothing and be happy!

What's the difference? Residents of The Lofts have to leave there to go to any other recreation center, pool etc.

Not sure why some folks have such a hard time understanding this.

Maybe like the rest of the family and employees, they don't flaunt their wealth. And they are a hard-working family. It would do a lot of people some good to walk in their shoes. While we are at the golf course or crafting class or the pool, they are working to make it great for every resident.

Wow, it’s come down to criticizing the way one dresses………………..

So rich people have a dress code now? Maybe he likes being comfortable.