I'm reading this thread and am wondering do any of you live here.

From the air it sure doesn't look like a city. As the song goes...

Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

Would they get fre cigars at Garvino's ?

Most will not get it..... but it's a good one.:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Wikpedia????
 

I am reminded of the university professor who announced on the first day of class, "If any of you turns in a paper in which you use Wikipedia as a resource, you will fail this course."

Wikipedia is an "open source" resource. Anyone can go in and write anything, and in most cases can edit anything that has already been written. If you will look at the entry that you linked you will see the illustration of a pencil to the right top of each area of information. If you click on that pencil YOU can change the entry to whatever you want it to say.

In addition, the statement that refers to The Villages as a "city" has a numbered footnote. If you go to that footnote you will find that the source used by the Wikipedia editor was a Fox News article, which contained several other errors.

Community Development Districts are authorized by the State of Florida to be special taxing districts for the purpose of funding community improvements. They do not constitute an incorporated City or Town.

Great reply.

Thank you Carl. I am smarter today than I was yesterday because of you.

Yes, Carl is a very, very smart individual. I was very, very foolish to question him. I will never, ever question him again.:bigbow::bigbow:

Just a bit of additional info...

The US Census has several "fastest growing" lists they publish annually. The one referred to in this post is for "Metropolitan Areas", a very generic term. For example, a nearby metro area is Tampa-St. Petersburg. The Census studies do not care about the specifics of type of government or anything like that. They are just rating high population areas.

"Aw, shucks," he said, blushing, hanging his head and digging his toe into the sand.

Are you in Tampa right now, Carl. I never saw sand when I lived there - excluding sand traps. Not questioning you, just wondering where your toe might be! ::jester::

That sounds easy but it can't be done under the laws of Florida. Since The Villages is not incorporated and operates under Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes the only law enforcement is the County Sheriffs or Local Law Enforcement Agencies. It is possible to get law enforcement authority from the State to enforce laws on Villages properties such as the Multimodel paths, but it takes an act of the State Legislature and it is VERY expensive. Your question also brings to mind "be careful for what you wish for, because you just may get it'. The liability issue on having law enforcement powers are huge.

The Villages is not in an official city! It is technically in Lady Lake. But we are recognized by the US post office as a city so the mailing address can be as such. But to technically be a city we would have to have all the officials that other cities have like their own police force, mayors, etc. The only reason that the current police force does not enforce everything is the fact that the higher powers here do not want it enforced at this time. Time will allow it to change when build out is complete. But compared to most places we have very little to complain about here!

Then we can be JUST like all the yucky areas of the same size all across the country. Do NOT look a gift horse in the mouth.