[asiebel]

I understand there will also be a new teaching hospital and there will be a need for some of that housing for new doctors, nurses and interns.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

Nope. You assume because I, and thousands of others moved here to be in and over 55 community, and am eager to keep it that way that I'm motivated by hate. I'm motivated by wanting to live in an over 55 community and keep it that way. It is one of the main reasons I, and thousands of others bought here.

My questions were- questions. Questions based on what I see teenagers doing in my hometown in Mass. I assume these behaviors are happening in countless other communities around the country. Question my signature is you wish, but I believe part of "Life in the Bubble" will be much less desirable if when we look around it looks like the home towns we came here to escape.

BTW: My signature is aimed at people in this forum who call other users Trolls, and announce that questions are "useless" and accuse other members of lacking intelligence. Page one of The Forum tells us people who do that will be banned but it is clear it is tolerated every day.

By law 80% of homes in an over 55 community must be occupied by at least one person over the age of 55 and no person under the age of 19 may live there. That is true of every over 55 in the country.
The Villages builds these family neighborhoods to provide a place for people who work in the community to live. These family neighborhoods are not connected to the rest of the Villages by MMPs and the residents do not have access to the amenities.
Will there be children with green hair mocking you as you dance in the squares? Possibly but the squares are and have always been public property.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by RPDaly

Unicorns and Rainbows all day everyday

No idea what you're trying to imply...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Sabella

As usual no response to the facts I stated. Just an assumption.

You didn't state a single fact. Just predictions and assumptions...

[RCMill531@comcast.net]

I also have concerns that our neighborhoods will remain as they were intended to be. I am sure TV have planned pools and activities for the family housing being built to keep our life here to be age restricted.

My questions were- questions. Questions based on what I see teenagers doing in my hometown in Mass. I assume these behaviors are happening in countless other communities around the country. Question my signature is you wish, but I believe part of "Life in the Bubble" will be much less desirable if when we look around it looks like the home towns we came here to escape.

BTW: My signature is aimed at people in this forum who call other users Trolls, and announce that questions are "useless" and accuse other members of lacking intelligence. Page one of The Forum tells us people who do that will be banned but it is clear it is tolerated every day.[/QUOTE]

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Yes we thought this was that kind of place when we first visited, and when we saw the old CD that they'd send when you asked them for information. There was nothing specified about gates being only for traffic. Instead, they provided some footage of people having to go through gates, with a nice person in a booth letting them in.

The advertising gave the PERCEPTION of a gated community. So there was no reason to question if it really was or not, when we got here for the first time and saw that yes indeedie - there's the gate for "residents" and there's the one for "visitors." We didn't look at the red button, because we didn't have to. We had an actual person lifting the gate for us.

We probably didn't realize it was /not/ an actual gated community until our third visit. That's when we took the golf cart to an area that had a gate but no booth for someone to stand in and let you through. That was when we noticed the red button.

Yes. Entirely true. And nobody explained the bond either or if it was mentioned it was downplayed. Even so this place is still great

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by RCMill531@comcast.net

I also have concerns that our neighborhoods will remain as they were intended to be. I am sure TV have planned pools and activities for the family housing being built to keep our life here to be age restricted.

My questions were- questions. Questions based on what I see teenagers doing in my hometown in Mass. I assume these behaviors are happening in countless other communities around the country. Question my signature is you wish, but I believe part of "Life in the Bubble" will be much less desirable if when we look around it looks like the home towns we came here to escape.

BTW: My signature is aimed at people in this forum who call other users Trolls, and announce that questions are "useless" and accuse other members of lacking intelligence. Page one of The Forum tells us people who do that will be banned but it is clear it is tolerated every day.

[/QUOTE]

Have you driven through any family sections, to see their amenities? One needs a resident card, or guest pass to enter TV’s Regional Centers, sports pools, play golf, and at family and neighborhood pool ids are checked in a timely basis. If you are concerned someone should not be at a pool, pick up the phone to voice your concern. That happens at the neighborhood pool, when you are 45, look took young to be there.

Did you not realize that children can visit residents, or just come on their own from neighborhoods surrounding TV. A 19yo can also live here full time, or a special needs at any age.

Many choose to live here for warm weather, close to attractions, and all the amenities you could wish for. Rarely does one buy in TV without researching the ins and outs of the area, and neighborhood of the home they want to purchase.

I don’t think We have ever met someone who had to “Escape” from their hometown, life must have been frightening for you all those years. Just be careful of the female residents that have purple or green fairy hair, they might bring back terrible memories for you

So no matter how you perceive “Life in The Bubble” it has to be better than where you “Escaped” from.

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

By law 80% of homes in an over 55 community must be occupied by at least one person over the age of 55 and no person under the age of 19 may live there. That is true of every over 55 in the country.
The Villages builds these family neighborhoods to provide a place for people who work in the community to live. These family neighborhoods are not connected to the rest of the Villages by MMPs and the residents do not have access to the amenities.
Will there be children with green hair mocking you as you dance in the squares? Possibly but the squares are and have always been public property.

Actually, some of the family (small) neighborhoods are connected by MMP to the rest of the Villages as I understand (very, very large) Middleton will also be connected. It will be a fine balancing act to keep the Villages as a retirement looking community with this large influx of young people also living in a place called the Villages. As I don't have a say in these changes, I would hope that our current lifestyle isn't impacted in a negative way. Go with the flow and hope for the best.

[Sabella]

Maybe you need to have your reading comprehension checked?

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by asiebel

I understand there will also be a new teaching hospital and there will be a need for some of that housing for new doctors, nurses and interns.

Awesome.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Sabella

As this place grows it will become like NYC- overcrowded, traffic issues, lack of services, no room for road or infrastructure expansion, higher taxes, higher crime, lack of peace and quiet. Oh wait the non stop building has already created this problem! Before greed took over this was a great senior retirement community.

"Nobody will move here anymore. It's too crowded."

Why is it only greed after you got yours?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

"Nobody will move here anymore. It's too crowded."

...

Or Yogi might have said:. " Nobody moves here anymore because to many people are moving here"

[Gulfcoast]

Originally Posted by Barborv

I didn't go through the 3 pages of comments. I read the first page. It's funny, but I always heard older folks when I was younger, asked to join the senior clubs back home, and their response would be.."I don't want to be with all those old people"! and I would always think, HELLO... you're old!!LOL My own mother would even say that! At this age now, you want a happy medium. I get it. Why I love The Villages is that you don't feel like you're at an old age community. I have visited Soooo many communities before buying in TV and some even felt like I was at a nursing facility. On the flip side, you also don't want a bunch of roudy teens, driving their parents golf carts and partying it up. But as far as the town squares, I would think most of the teens don't really want to be around us either!! LOL And someone mentioned the playgrounds in TV. being used by middleton residents. I'm sure more grandparents of TV will be bringing their grandchildren to those new playgrounds then the other way around. Look at it this way, maybe now the Villages will have to open Brownwood movie theater and think of the teenagers looking for part time jobs!

People move to over 55 communities to be around others going through the same life stage and to embrace a new phase of life.

You can live in a regular suburb anywhere. But what makes TV special and attractive is being an active, over 55 community with amenities and activities geared towards active retirees.

I would hate to see the squares taken over by kid centered activities/entertainment - Baby Shark, Barney......I did my time with that, I thoroughly enjoyed raising my children but that phase of life is over. I would hate to see the square restaurants/shops catering to a younger crowd with bars staying open late and wild groups of young people partying it up in the street. I would hate to see TV rec centers, golf courses and pools become inundated with kids and young parents. Again, if you want to live in a regular suburb there are tons of options. What makes TV special is that it is geared towards 55+ retirees. Grandchildren visit but they don't live in TV. When kids actually live in a neighborhood, there are basketball goals in driveways, tricycles on the sidewalk, footballs being tossed in front yards (sometimes not very accurately). Bored tweens play the Ding Dong Ditch game, where they ring your doorbell at night and run off. They smash pumpkins in the street on Halloween. Sometimes they vandalize property. Last Sunday we had a group of kids randomly setting off a ton of fireworks late at night.

If we wanted to live in a regular suburb, we wouldn't move to TV.

As far as Middleton goes, I can see how that neighborhood would be good for the young working people in TV. I can't imagine living on an age restricted street with young children or teenagers and no other kids around. I get why that neighborhood is needed.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Gulfcoast

People move to over 55 communities to be around others going through the same life stage and to embrace a new phase of life.

You can live in a regular suburb anywhere. But what makes TV special and attractive is being an active, over 55 community with amenities and activities geared towards active retirees.

I would hate to see the squares taken over by kid centered activities/entertainment - Baby Shark, Barney......I did my time with that, I thoroughly enjoyed raising my children but that phase of life is over. I would hate to see the square restaurants/shops catering to a younger crowd with bars staying open late and wild groups of young people partying it up in the street. I would hate to see TV rec centers, golf courses and pools become inundated with kids and young parents. Again, if you want to live in a regular suburb there are tons of options. What makes TV special is that it is geared towards 55+ retirees. Grandchildren visit but they don't live in TV. When kids actually live in a neighborhood, there are basketball goals in driveways, tricycles on the sidewalk, footballs being tossed in front yards (sometimes not very accurately). Bored tweens play the Ding Dong Ditch game, where they ring your doorbell at night and run off. They smash pumpkins in the street on Halloween. Sometimes they vandalize property. Last Sunday we had a group of kids randomly setting off a ton of fireworks late at night.

If we wanted to live in a regular suburb, we wouldn't move to TV.

As far as Middleton goes, I can see how that neighborhood would be good for the young working people in TV. I can't imagine living on an age restricted street with young children or teenagers and no other kids around. I get why that neighborhood is needed.

None of what you fear is going to happen...

Overwhelm the golf courses? They don't have access to them, since they won;'t be paying the amenity fees...

Do you actually put out pumpkins on Halloween? No? They how would they smash them?

Wild groups of young people partying in the streets?

Me thinks the only thing going wild is your imagination...

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

Sorry if this has been covered. I just saw a video showing the enormous schools being built- then the narrator said 12,500 family homes will be built. This raised some questions for me:

1) How many people are employed by TV, and can all afford a home- requiring 12,500 homes?

2) 12,500 homes have the potential to house +- 25,000 children and teens. Will our cart and walking paths be shared by skateboarders and groups of congregating teens?

3) Will our Family Pools be inundated with 12,500 families and children?

4) When we're dancing in the squares will we have teens with green hair and pierced faces mocking us?

(Yes. I intentionally added the stereotypes to the last question)

Should I assume policies will be in place to keep our retirement community a mostly senior environment?

You should never assume anything. If I had these concerns (which I don't), I would consider moving.