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Old 06-13-2020, 07:24 AM
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Good luck getting money back from the developer !
Let me know how that worked for you !!
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For 3 months, all activities in The Villages were cancelled. Rec centers, pools, outdoor activities all closed. Dog parks closed. But still, we paid our Activities Fees every one of those 3 months. I think we should receive a rebate from The Villages. I received one from my auto insurance provider because I wasn’t driving. I even got money from the government. How about it, Developer? We paid for 3 months and received nothing. A full or partial rebate seems appropriate.

Rick Dankert
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Good luck with that.
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Old 06-13-2020, 07:31 AM
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Goldwingnut- in response to this comment:

“Sadly I must report that in the 6 years I've served as a district supervisor and on the PWAC I can count the number of residents who have attended budget meetings and workshops that I have sat, on one hand.”

Please don’t measure the interest of all Villagers based on this observation. We have been here just shy of six years, both coming from a local government background. We think this place is so well run and affordable that we are very happy not feeling as if we have to go to meetings day or night looking over shoulders to see how things are being managed! More play time for us after all those years of meetings....thank you!
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Old 06-13-2020, 07:46 AM
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let's concentrate on more important things, like making a 4-foot putt.
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Old 06-13-2020, 08:05 AM
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Perhaps some should take it upon themselves to learn and understand how the government here in The Villages works and how and what the various budgets are used for. With over half a Billion dollars in assets to manage and maintain a large portion of the Amenity Fee we each pay monthly is required to just maintain these facilities. These cannot be simply turned off and left to sit idle, nor can they be ignored and left to their own devices. Only a small portion of the Amenity Fee you pay goes to buying playing cards and pickelballs. I tried to break this down in simple terms back in March when this idiotic idea first came about, thank you John_W for resharing that post.

As for those that want to armchair quarterback the budgeting process with your digital courage all you continue to do is show you lack of understanding and knowledge. My recommendation to you is get up out of your chair and join in the game, get involved with the budget process, ask questions, put the district staff and your supervisors on the spot and make them answer hard questions about how the money is spent and why we budget what we do. Florida law requires all government business be done in an open public forum (the Sunshine law). I've said word to this affect a dozen times over on this forum.

Sadly I must report that in the 6 years I've served as a district supervisor and on the PWAC I can count the number of residents who have attended budget meetings and workshops that I have sat, on one hand. The number of questions and comments from the public during these nearly 50 meetings is exactly 1. 1 question in 6 years! Only at 2 meetings has there ever been any significant public response, that was when it became necessary to abolish the deferral rate, the vast majority of those who spoke demonstrated a near complete lack of knowledge and understanding of the issue, but this in and of itself has been the topic of many treads so I'll let it go.

For those that actually want to understand how The Villages government works, start with attending the Resident Academy, then talk to your district supervisors, most have a pretty good idea of what and how things work. You can email or call me and we can meet and I'll take as much time as is needed to answer your questions and explain things.

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Thank you for the work you do and for a fantastic post. I always wonder if any of the people who post these types of diatribes about rebates/refunds has ever gotten a rebate from the city, county, state or federal governments when they went on vacation or were at their vacation home?
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What! Refund Amenity Fees and no amenities?!? There is still more land to be purchased heading South towards Orlando! Cash!
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I see your view and agree, i brought up this topic a month ago and got bullied: as long as it didn't affect the golfers of the Villages no one gives a cra*p good luck in your post
Sadly, there is a plethora of sheep on this forum who believe 100% in government.
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Old 06-13-2020, 08:18 AM
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Old 06-13-2020, 08:38 AM
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Personally, I don't care about expenses.
The fact is, we bought down here to "live the lifestyle".
It's being denied to the residents . Owning a home
in TV costs thousands of dollars more than one outside
of TV because of the "lifestyle".

Maybe a class action lawsuit would help?
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Old 06-13-2020, 08:45 AM
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Personally, I don't care about expenses.
The fact is, we bought down here to "live the lifestyle".
It's being denied to the residents . Owning a home
in TV costs thousands of dollars more than one outside
of TV because of the "lifestyle".

Maybe a class action lawsuit would help?
Let us know what the lawyer you meet with has to say.
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Old 06-13-2020, 08:46 AM
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For 3 months, all activities in The Villages were cancelled. Rec centers, pools, outdoor activities all closed. Dog parks closed. But still, we paid our Activities Fees every one of those 3 months. I think we should receive a rebate from The Villages. I received one from my auto insurance provider because I wasn’t driving. I even got money from the government. How about it, Developer? We paid for 3 months and received nothing. A full or partial rebate seems appropriate.

Rick Dankert
Briar Meadow
About the only thing I can think of would be the salaries of people to work inside of the rec centers that have been closed for 3 months and some rec centers that continue to be closed.
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Old 06-13-2020, 09:06 AM
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I’m all for getting money back for services not rendered. However, even during the lockdown, maintenance needs to be done, utilities need to be paid, as well as payroll. You want the Villages to be The Villages then it takes money to maintain that.
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For 3 months, all activity in The Villages were cancelled. Rec centers, pools, outdoor activities all closed. Dog parks closed. But still, we paid our Activities Fees every one of those 3 months. I think we should receive a rebate from The Villages. I received one from my auto insurance provider because I wasn’t driving. I even got money from the government. How about it, Developer? We paid for 3 months and received nothing. A full or partial rebate seems appropriate.

Rick Dankert
Briar Meadow
Rick, I really don’t think coming here complaining will convince TV to lower or give any amenity fees back. TV still have to maintain TV. I’m sure in a nice way they’ll tell you, if you don’t like it, move out! That’s like any of your utilities, if your not home for a while you can put it on vacation but you’ll still pay a fee. I don’t think TV will reduce it either. Maybe you can protest it & get your way like they did with the G. Floyd protest. Good luck Rick!
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Old 06-13-2020, 11:03 AM
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Does that mean that Snow Birds that only utilize the amenities a few months a year, should not have to pay when they are not here?
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