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In the interest of keeping us informed on this matter I would like to direct you to this month's POA bulletin.
The articles pertaining to the Moffit Center and Relay for Life are well balanced and ask pertinent questions.

http://www.poa4us.org/

Are you talking about the Dec bulletin? That's all I see online.

That is basically just a reprint of the other cancer treatment center's opinion. How can that be considered balanced? And it offers no answers anyway. Just more questions. I'm still looking for answers.

If you are referring to a newer bulletin please post the direct link as we'd all like to read it.

thanks.

billethkid makes excellent points.

I was going to stay out of this but decided to post my thoughts on the matter.

Moffitt decides to expand into this area by locating in Leesburg. This is good news for TV residents.

However, Developer wants Moffitt here as well. He agrees to finance and build, not donate. He also commits the residents to donate the needed equipment without their prior knowledge. Residents are expected to jump on the band wagon. The term "arrogance" comes to mind. Now we have two locations within a few miles of each other.

Relay for Life means competition for donations. Suddenly football field needs sodding so Relay for Life can't be accommodated.

I have been driving to Tampa twice a week for the last four months and will continue indefinitely. If that treatment became available in Leesburg I would be one happy camper.

That about sums it up.

Yes it is the January issue.
Sorry, guess you'll have to wait until it goes on line to read it.

Thanks - look forward to reading it.

Why would anyone but the Radiologists, not want a "cancer center" in the Villages? ...Am I missing something?

For the most part (please read all the threads yourself) some people feel that they were mislead regarding the donation aspect. Also many feel that Morse has some other motive beyond the obvious.

Until shown otherwise I'm in your camp. But I'm open to answers to these questions before I donate any money.

Long story short, but is seems someone discovered that there is already a PET/CTin the Sharon Morse Building owned by Lake Imaging! CFHA has come to an agreement to utilize it. The amount needed is now down to $4.8MM. I looked at buying one once and in a area with a 100,000 population base, we couldn't justify it. One hospital rolled it in one day per week.

Downeaster, I think that you have it nailed.

100K? Wouldn't that just be from TV? I would think the entire pop of the area is much larger than that?

Personally, it's not the building or need for the Moffitt facility but how it is funded that I object to. As far as I know, Moffitt has not asked for donations to set up shop here, only CFHA.

Google this web site for projected growth in the area.

http://www.thevillagescommercialprop...mographics.asp

One thing to always keep in mind when looking at pop #'s from TV:

Only adults (99% anyway) live here. A 'normal' town population of 100K would have at least 1/3, maybe more, minors. It's not apples to apples when commercial property evaluates TV.

Somehow I get the feeling that we'll do just fine!