[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers

Happy to have read that DeSantis saved Osceola County by blocking some 4000 acres from development. Hope he gets his hands on T V one day. Its sad to see what is happening to Clermont and elsewhere. All for the $$.

T V is getting out of hand imo. No need for farms, make them deals they can't resist. Yep, thats funny. Because who needs to eat when Tyson is happy to feed us mealworms and crickets right!!??
Yippie. Who needs farms?

Smh on any logic that T V needs to be bigger. For what reason? Great business plan when it comes down to pure greed! It is NOT about 55 and older lifestyle.

Shell companies... hmmm... where is L J when you need her???

Does one not see that the medical and other "infrastructure" (traditional meaning not DC's twisted definition bs) does not exist to support a never ending community of cookie cutter rec centers, houses, and diamond golf cart lanes. The uniqueness is gone, the charm gone. Beautiful trails pretty much ended at Everglades.

Newbies don't recognize the "dream" is turning into just raping the land and setting down weed palm trees. Did not T V learn anything from dust bowl history. It's sickening.

Gonna need more AED stations and FB drama lol.

Out of curiosity... When did you move to TV?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Out of curiosity... When did you move to TV?

The other question is why?

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers

Happy to have read that DeSantis saved Osceola County by blocking some 4000 acres from development. Hope he gets his hands on T V one day. Its sad to see what is happening to Clermont and elsewhere. All for the $$.

T V is getting out of hand imo. No need for farms, make them deals they can't resist. Yep, thats funny. Because who needs to eat when Tyson is happy to feed us mealworms and crickets right!!??
Yippie. Who needs farms?

Smh on any logic that T V needs to be bigger. For what reason? Great business plan when it comes down to pure greed! It is NOT about 55 and older lifestyle.

Shell companies... hmmm... where is L J when you need her???

Does one not see that the medical and other "infrastructure" (traditional meaning not DC's twisted definition bs) does not exist to support a never ending community of cookie cutter rec centers, houses, and diamond golf cart lanes. The uniqueness is gone, the charm gone. Beautiful trails pretty much ended at Everglades.

Newbies don't recognize the "dream" is turning into just raping the land and setting down weed palm trees. Did not T V learn anything from dust bowl history. It's sickening.

Gonna need more AED stations and FB drama lol.

The amount of people who bash TV constantly. Why do you all live here? Can you not afford to move? That would be the only reason to stay but I feel like you could definitely afford to go elsewhere.

[Marathon Man]

From another Gismo post:

"T V is a complete facade. The Villages Developers SELL a DREAM. Live here a while and you wake up!"

An example of someone who wants to be unhappy I guess. Could so easily move to a community that does not make him angry, but instead remains in place.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

From another Gismo post:

"T V is a complete facade. The Villages Developers SELL a DREAM. Live here a while and you wake up!"

An example of someone who wants to be unhappy I guess. Could so easily move to a community that does not make him angry, but instead remains in place.

Guess he does not get out much

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

From another Gismo post:

"T V is a complete facade. The Villages Developers SELL a DREAM. Live here a while and you wake up!"

An example of someone who wants to be unhappy I guess. Could so easily move to a community that does not make him angry, but instead remains in place.

Don't have to be a resident to post here.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Don't have to be a resident to post here.

True. But it is interesting that they won't answer those questions for themself...

Some would consider the constant harping to be trolling... Especially, if one doesn't live in TV...

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

True. But it is interesting that they won't answer those questions for themself...

Some would consider the constant harping to be trolling... Especially, if one doesn't live in TV...

I like opinions from the outside...abutters, businesses, old guard. TV really is a bubble and a forum/dialogue opened to all stakeholders in its vicinity is of value to me. I don't agree with his/her message but I welcome the discourse. As a relatively newer member of this forum, it can get stale at times and newer voices/opinions prop it back up. Imo

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

I like opinions from the outside...abutters, businesses, old guard. TV really is a bubble and a forum/dialogue opened to all stakeholders in its vicinity is of value to me. I don't agree with his/her message but I welcome the discourse. As a relatively newer member of this forum, it can get stale at times and newer voices/opinions prop it back up. Imo

Agreed. But transparency is important...

[bshuler]

Originally Posted by DeweyBeach

I read where The Villages made two land purchases in 2023 forapproximately 900 acres and another for 3,400 acres.

Does anyone have a link to a map depicting the total territory The Villages Owns?

Here is a link to a map of the new land purchase by TV. Story is in Village News Jan 24, 2024.

https://www.**************.com/wp-co...arch-Ranch.jpg

Copy this link into your browser and replace the asterisks with “villages-news”

[bshuler]

Text from article

Benderson Development of Sarasota, one of the largest privately held real estate companies nationwide, has purchased the 3,400-acre Monarch Ranch, a key Sumter County industrial property along Interstate 75.

The $40-million purchase, made jointly with The Villages, is the result of a court order last spring to sell the property due to the seller’s financial and legal problems.

Located between Wildwood and Coleman, the attractive site for distribution and warehousing offers easy access to I-75, the Florida Turnpike and State Road 44. It also borders CSX’s main eastern seaboard rail line with connectivity to a 20,000-mile train network in 23 states.

The Florida Department of Transportation has designated Monarch Ranch property as a site of a future I-75 interchange.

Currently used for agriculture, the site may be the largest tract of open land an hour’s drive from both Orlando and Tampa.

Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group was tapped to make the sale.

A 70-year-old company founded in Buffalo, N.Y., Benderson Development owns 800 properties in 41 states.

It owns several commercial properties in Siesta Key, retail property in Delray Beach and Pompano Beach and recently purchased a 95,489-square-foot shopping center in Sarasota.

The company has offices in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y, Raleigh, N.C., and University Park, Fla.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by bshuler

Text from article

Benderson Development of Sarasota, one of the largest privately held real estate companies nationwide, has purchased the 3,400-acre Monarch Ranch, a key Sumter County industrial property along Interstate 75.

The $40-million purchase, made jointly with The Villages, is the result of a court order last spring to sell the property due to the seller’s financial and legal problems.

Located between Wildwood and Coleman, the attractive site for distribution and warehousing offers easy access to I-75, the Florida Turnpike and State Road 44. It also borders CSX’s main eastern seaboard rail line with connectivity to a 20,000-mile train network in 23 states.

The Florida Department of Transportation has designated Monarch Ranch property as a site of a future I-75 interchange.

Currently used for agriculture, the site may be the largest tract of open land an hour’s drive from both Orlando and Tampa.

Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group was tapped to make the sale.

A 70-year-old company founded in Buffalo, N.Y., Benderson Development owns 800 properties in 41 states.

It owns several commercial properties in Siesta Key, retail property in Delray Beach and Pompano Beach and recently purchased a 95,489-square-foot shopping center in Sarasota.

The company has offices in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y, Raleigh, N.C., and University Park, Fla.

I have on more or less reliable sources that this is also going to be where the new Costco will be built.

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Don't have to be a resident to post here.

That’s a good point to remember - one that I often overlook, in assuming the curmudgeons and negative Nancy’s on TOTV are all residents. I’ve been here 16 months, and am happier now than ever (still waiting for the “kool aid” effect to wear off - lol). Everyone I have met in person in TV is thrilled to be here and feels very blessed.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Don't have to be a resident to post here.

Very true but if not a resident and no plans to become one, why would you want to post here?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Very true but if not a resident and no plans to become one, why would you want to post here?

Ever read the comments on the Lord Voldemort news source?