[Bonny]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

They should make that 200 ac a nice park. When do you have enough money~

I'm assuming that will be when they don't want anymore money. Until then, I say build away. I love it !

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by hulahips

Just heard tonight from a friend who is a real estate agent that they are moving the polo grounds and building more homes there.

so?

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

So, you want the villages to be a sea of houses? There is a need for open space for people to relax in. Not everyone has Golf Course, Preserve, or other open space behind them.

It is bad enough making a left turn out onto 466 now, just think how much worse it will be with 2500 more houses. This will become an urban area, not a peaceful retirement community, might be time to move.

We moved here 15 years ago. We knew then how big it was going to get. We also knew there wasn't a lot of green space.
That's why we all have choices.
I want the Morse family to continue running the Villages and building. It's an awesome place and I wouldn't live anywhere else.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Vladimir

Right on Gracie!
You mentioned "covered pools"...I can't believe the nonsense about covered pools and spending money on it.

I'm tired of hearing about an enclosed pool and a covered pool. People that want that should build a pool in their yard and cover it.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by duffysmom

My prayer is for the Morse family to flourish and continue to give us a way of life that is way above the norm.

I have lived in communities here in Florida where the inmates ran the asylum and shutter to think it could happen here.

God bless the Morse family.

Yes, I agree ! I just love it here! I give a big thank you Harold and the Morse family for creating such an awesome place for us to spend our golden years !

[cmj1210]

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[cmj1210]

We are retiring baby boomers with no pensions. We have made the right decisions financially with investments and savings which allow us to retire. I believe the next generations will do the same.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by cmj1210

We are retiring baby boomers with no pensions. We have made the right decisions financially with investments and savings which allow us to retire. I believe the next generations will do the same.

One can only hope

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by cmj1210

We are retiring baby boomers with no pensions. We have made the right decisions financially with investments and savings which allow us to retire. I believe the next generations will do the same.

[emoji106]🏻

[twoplanekid]

Population growth by county as projected by Southwest Florida Water Management in their 2015 Draft Southwest Florida Water Management District

http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/files/...15_Release.pdf page 17

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Population growth by county as projected by Southwest Florida Water Management in their 2015 Draft Southwest Florida Water Management District

http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/files/...15_Release.pdf page 17

There is no question that Florida's overall population will continue to rise with the flood of baby boomers retiring every day.


In the past the growth was willy nilly and junk was built next door to nice.


I love the way The Villages does it and maintains it too.


Much rather have them build than be close to poorly managed developments where crime could fester.

[cmj1210]

Originally Posted by Bonny

I'm tired of hearing about an enclosed pool and a covered pool. People that want that should build a pool in their yard and cover it.

Ditto. [emoji106]🏻

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by cmj1210

We are retiring baby boomers with no pensions. We have made the right decisions financially with investments and savings which allow us to retire. I believe the next generations will do the same.

Exactly! The writing on the wall about "pensions" being something to not count on was written back in the 1970's and 1980s. We've never had a "pension" and our grown kids never heard the word in our house growing up. But they did hear, "Self Retirement Funds and Savings" and "Don't depend on anybody else to secure your future except you and your hard work and savings." They get it.

Others their age (twenties and thirties) will have to learn the hard way, starting with student loan payments of $1100/month or more, plus rent over $1,000 and a car payment yada yada yada....on a $40,000 (maybe) income.

Our kids also have heard from us "Too many people are retiring too early in TV, and they are a P.I.A. because of it. Keep working at least some, and stay productive instead of being a whining P.I.A."

[cmj1210]

[emoji106]🏻

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by Bonny

I'm tired of hearing about an enclosed pool and a covered pool. People that want that should build a pool in their yard and cover it.

Not all of the residents have the ability like we do to have their own outdoor pool. There are people as was mentioned with skin cancer and also light skin. It would not have to cost much to put a tent over a pool.

Not everyone is a golfer.

After build out, there is still work to maintain the commercial properties and sell existing houses by the villages sales office and local Realtors. Ads would continue.

Reading posts, I think it is not early retirees who complain, but the older ones who complain about golf going up, Satelite, cable TV going up, etc.