Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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DO you remember the trees that were removed to build the Village of Duval? Especially the first or second street (maybe both) from Havana CC on the left. I took a small live oak down in our front yard that would have dwarfed our house in no time. It was small, I didn't ask for permission since it would be easier to ask for forgiveness! |
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The Free Golf here in The Villages isn't really free, the residents are paying for it as a part of the amenities budgets. Of the $112,406,826 in amenities budgets for FY19 $3,730,400 is scheduled to operate and maintain the 50 Executive courses plus and additional $740,000 is also scheduled for course improvement for the upcoming year. So the total golf budget is $4,470,400 or 4% of the total amenities budgets. These are the budgets that we all, as residents, pay into each month when we pay our monthly amenities fees. Is the golf really free? If I go to the starter shack to play 9 holes this morning and I take nothing out of my wallet to play then it would apparently be free, but it's not really because yesterday I wrote a check to pay my water bill and amenities, which paid for that golf. Note the emphasis on Executive golf, that is the golf that is "free". The Executive courses are owned by the two central district governments, VCCDD and SLCCD, and not a company or business. The Championship courses are all privately owned and are not included in the "free" golf nor do they receive any funding from the amenities budgets. There is no subsidy paid to operate the Executive courses, it is simply a budget line item for an operating cost in a budget we all agreed to pay for. The health care and Social Security comments are much to complex issues to get into on this thread, and it would be an apples-to-oranges comparison to the golf issue in any case. Simply put both of these (SS & medicare) are supposed to be funded by everyone and everyone receives benefits from them at the appropriate time. Yes, some will derive more benefit that others and many will contribute and receive no benefit at all. It is not a perfect system, the biggest flaw being that they are run by politicians in Washington or at the State level who use these funds and create targeted and special entitlements, in my opinion, inappropriately. Fortunately for us here in The Villages the budgeting process is much simpler and there is clear visibility of where the money comes from and where it goes, if one takes the time to read and understand it. Additionally, here in The Villages we operate on a balanced budget and do not engage in deficit spending like the state and federal governments.
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It is better to laugh than to cry. Last edited by graciegirl; 12-04-2018 at 06:49 AM. |
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Darn
Darn, God screwed up and gave us a beautiful tree that brings shade, someplace for birds to nest and protect their young, and adds to the beautiful landscape that keeps the Villages beautiful and green. He should know better as we get leaves and a yard that is slightly tattered from the leaves that we have to take care of. We were so happy sitting on the couch and watching TV and not having to move in nature. We are truly lucky to have this gift from God.
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Tree too close to house, or simply needs some branches trimmed. I have a beautiful oak tree on standard lot...never any leaves on roof.
Small price to pay. I simply can't relate to that line of thought. A point we can agree on. |
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I was hoping for a very low maintenance home. If you like the tree so much, you're more than welcome to come to my house and clean up the mess it makes. After all, it's a small price to pay.
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I will never forget that beautiful huge oak lying down in the parking lot on the morning after Hurricane Irma. They are big. They fall. They, are like the Czar and Tevye. I would like some distance from them. We don't have palms either. We love all of the pretty trees and bushes that line our streets here in The Villages.
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I don't know...I already think we agree on quite a bit.
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You were hoping for a low maintenance home, and yet you bought the one you did. Nice job. Guess you should have done a little more homework and a little less hoping. Last edited by Polar Bear; 12-04-2018 at 08:29 PM. |
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It's like I'm reading the posts of insane people who have no sense of reason at all. You pay how much, exactly, for amenities that cover the destruction of all these trees just so you can have more gridlock whenever someone drives through a gate because they're new and don't know any better? You pay how much, precisely, for pesticides and chemicals so that your crabgrass is the same shade of green as the astroturf we use as a ground-cover under our small above-ground pool? YOU don't want to mow your lawn either, and that doesn't stop you from having one, does it? You probably don't like having red ants or termites, but YOU aren't the one who is spraying the insecticide to keep them away, are you? When your car needs servicing, YOU aren't the one who checks the belts and does the oil change are you? No, you hire people for these things. So why is it all of a sudden a big deal for YOU to have to rake leaves off your lawn? You have a landscaper on contract, or on speed dial. Raking leaves is one of those services landscapers offer.
As for overhanging branches: I don't know about the laws in Florida but here in Connecticut if my neighbor's branch is hanging over into my property and causing problems, I'm legally allowed to get up on a ladder and trim the branch to my neighbor's side of the fence. Or - I am allowed to hire someone to do it for me if I'm not able to climb the ladder myself. Although - I would probably just, y'know, ASK my neighbor if he'd mind doing it himself, before I'd go through the effort to have it done. |
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Our amenities do not cover the destruction of trees. The developer does a good job with the placement and maintenance of landscaping on common grounds and in foundation plantings that come with the house. The St. John's River authority is the government office for permission to remove Live Oak trees above a certain diameter and I am sure they follow all rules. Our "Landscaper" cuts our grass only.. DH trims the bushes and rakes the leaves and removes the weeds and sprinkles go-away on the fire ants.. Many of us have lived carefully and avoid unnecessary expenditures when we can. It is how we have lived all of our lives and for many of us it is how we were able to retire here where there is no astroturf, etc. etc.
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It is better to laugh than to cry. Last edited by graciegirl; 12-05-2018 at 09:29 AM. |
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