Some people will always find something to complain about. If they move to a new development, they will soon find something to complain about.

When you move into a master planned community you know what you are buying into. You would know there were going to be apartments next door. The developer owned the county commissioners so could get the land re-zoned to whatever he wanted That is the problem.

Unfortunately there are no guaranis in life - other than death and taxes. When we lived our real life we both worked in Boston and found a home in a pretty suburb of Boston with eay access to the city. one small street from us led into a farm, within two years of buying our home the farm was sold to a developer and it became a housing development. Our very attractive and reasonably affluent suburb was changed forever overnight. There are no guarantees in life.

Thank you sir for the in-depth post

Once again, facts vs. feeeeeeeeelings. Thanks, GoldWingNut.

I don’t believe the OP was spreading rumors, he/she was simply asking a question. Kindness and tact is always the better approach.

When this Pandemic is over please sign up for the presentation that The Villages gives monthly about how this place is run. Several new posters are like a lot of new people who move here or think to move here including me. I thought that The Villages was too good to be true.

I thought for sure that someone was trying to pull the wool over our eyes when I first visited here and saw how amazing this place appeared to be. I thought for sure there was a "catch".

Now I have to suffer when I read new people who are thinking they are getting taken some way, some how and other new people who want to change and improve. It helps if new people can go to learn how The Villages works. Offered monthly and nothing at all to do with selling houses.

Every happy Villager sells this place. I am very happy and proud to live here. There isn't any scheme or catch. The developers already have much more than enough money for a very long time. I think they continue to do it because they too have a dream and their dream supports thousands of peoples jobs.

It’s complicated
 

A very good post and the District meeting you speak of is an excellent start to begin to understand a Community Development District. In short, it’s unlike any form of Government that most of us have been use to. It is different and a bit complicated. And in the words of that great philosopher Forrest Gump, “I think that’s all I’ve got to say about that.” My hats off to those residents who serve the residents of The Villages in various leadership roles in the Districts. It’s pretty much a thankless job... :ho:

Don’t know the answer to any of your questions but I have one to add - why aren’t the district 10? when you look at location of the lofts and district assignments, they should be district 10. Both Alden Bungalows and Antrum Dell areas are district 10 and they are close to Brownwood as is the lofts. Only reason I can think of I’d less populated in district 9.

It is my understanding that the amenities at the lofts are available to Village residents if you want to do so.