The theory is that people are outraged that Stonecresters might be using the golf cart paths without paying the monthly amenity fee, but when the developer provides these same amenities without an amenity fee to others, there is only silence. Where is the outrage over the hypocrisy?

The buildout is coming
The buildout is coming
The buildout is coming

This stuff is only going to get worse.

No homes will be left.

I don't want to be a Stoner. :1rotfl:

Someone hold a house for me.

Here we go again but before all the Villages try and burn the witches of Stonecrest there is one thing you better take into account. Stonecrest takes care of the storm water for the historic side that butts up against Stonecrest property. That's right we handle your storm water so you did not have to spend a large sum of money because what you had was not adequate. We do that for you because you are our neighbors and were in need and we don't charge you a dime, not one red cent. We took responsibility when you needed something and we pay for it! Now I could careless whether I have access via golf cart to the Commercial Section of the Villages. I personally believe the Golf Cart Bridge is more dangerous then crossing 441/27 with a Golf Cart. If I want to use a Golf Cart Style Vehicle to access the shopping and restaurants then it is fairly cheep to do so and more convenient then trying to get across the bridge. The smartest thing The Villages could do is sell access to the paths and that way get some revenue to help pay for the maintenance. This approach satisfies both parties. Those that need access get it and the Villager's get revenue and maintain control over the access. Throwing stones at each other is only going to widen the gap between the communities. Also by the way since we have the only lighted pickle ball courts in the area it is not uncommon for Villager's to be playing there in the hot summer evening nights.

Then they get access to everything at $147/MO.

Thank you for the water control.

Bullseye!!!!

Stonecresters would like to access TV in a regular golf cart. This issue when you look at it objectively is about $$$$$$$.

If you live in Stonecrest you can already access TV with a Street Legal Golf Cart. However, they cost more and insurance is $50 - $60 a month. Regular golf cart insurance currently is less than $10 a month. Go figure. Still a Street Legal is a lot cheaper than what Villagers pay -----if you are going to dance, somebody has to pay the fiddler!

Using Veteran's is nothing but a smokescreen. And a shame. Bizarre doesn't even do this justice.

Neighbor vs. Neighbor doesn't usually have a good outcome no matter the issue.

Your welcome. I don't know every detail but the cost to fix it was probably really large and I'm not sure there was enough land to even fix it. So our storm water pond was expanded and yours now flows over into ours. Glad we could be of assistance. We may live in different developments but we are all Floridians.

I referred to "golf cart access," but I like your logic....they already have access to everything they purport they need to access. They just need to come in truckloads instead of golf carts.

Does that accumulation of water in the Stonecrest pond not benefit the residents there?

:bigbow:Including the golf cart trails maintained by others' dollars.

Multi-modal paths! Maintained with our amenity fees! And already sufficiently filled with traffic from those residents; even more crowed when seasonal residents/visitors arrive!

Stonecresters who want to use Villages public facilities would be required to use those paths; and Villagers believe we should not be providing that resource on our dime to those who do not pay for the amenity.

Why should Stonecresters have free use of that amenity which we pay for?

This is the exact point I was trying to make earlier. Why should Bison Valley residents and Oak Meadows residents have free use of that amenity which we pay for? And these residents are much more likely to use other TV amenities, such as pools and golf, since they have none unlike Stonecresters.

If Stonecrest does indeed provide storm water drainage for the Historic side, how do you suppose that happened? Did TV just dig a drain to your retention pond without Stonecrest's knowledge or approval?
I imagine a lot of money changed hands between the two developers for that access.
If this cart access is really that important to the Stonecrest residents,the Stonecrest developers need to be working with TV developers. To bring in a third party to resolve the issue is not going to do anything but cause animosity.

Probably because it is a benefit of being an employee or a student within the Villages rather than a resident with amenities? After all, is it not easier to accomodate parking an employee golf carts rather than a car in a space that the general public would nee?