Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2245084)

A good traffic calming idea - make Morse and Buena Vista a toll road for cars, the entire way.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2245202)

Need to pay attention, the CDD’s don’t own the roads, the county does.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2244306)

As a resident of CDD1 who frequently travels Morse Blvd (especially between the intersections with San Marino and 466) I have a strong interest in this issue. I just finished an exhaustive review of the Kimberly Horn Report outlining the situation as well as the two proposed modifications to the current traffic system. My conclusions are as follows, from the prospective of a golf cart driver:

- Unlike many others, I don’t find the current system to be that bad. The only part of the existing system I really dislike is the crossover for south bound cart traffic just north of the gate leading to 466.
- The benefits of the two proposed traffic modifications (separating golf carts from automobile traffic and bicycle traffic (under one alternative), and eliminating the crossover north of the 466 gate), are far outweighed by the disadvantages (multiple stops created at road crossings as well as a nightmarish crossover of Morse south of San Marino and north of the Postal Station).
- The work required for either alternative will be very disruptive for an extended period of time and significantly change the character of the existing mature area.
- The modifications required under either alternative would be very disruptive to many unfortunate abutters to the involved areas (it wouldn’t affect me).
-Sumter County wants nothing to do with the project, making permitting and cost sharing a very difficult task.
- Both of the proposed traffic modifications are expensive and it appears the cost burden would be solely that of the 3,400 CDD1 residents at a cost of roughly $4,500 per residency. And that’s before the typical cost overruns.

Based on these observations/conclusions, I say leave things the way they currently are, or significantly downsize the project and try to find a way to improve the crossover for southbound traffic just north of the 466 gate.

That’s one persons opinion, I’m sure others will be different.

Originally Posted by ronda (Post 2245410)

Just wondering how the $4,500 would be collected? Added to your amenities fee and recovered over several years? other? I haven't heard of "assessment Fees" in TV, like they do in condo associations.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2244797)

On another note, when I go through that gate in a car, which isn’t often, I always stop in front of the crossover and let several golf carts through. The smiles, waves, and thank you gestures I receive from cart drivers makes me so happy i can easily ignore the a holes behind me in cars beeping at me : )

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2244966)

??????, where are you going to magically find another southbound route? Perhaps you should suggest that to Kimberly Horn, the Engineering firm that produced the traffic study. Let them know they totally screwed up the study by not identifying a non-existing route and proposing your fairy tale idea.

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2244962)

Make Morse Blvd one way north - expand the buffer for the golf carts.

Find another route south.

Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2244976)

So, basically, you offer half a plan.

Originally Posted by kkingston57 (Post 2245387)

And the idea of tolls was probably sarcasm.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2244831)

It’s a built out mature area so presumably traffic levels should be constant. Oh wait, they are building Villas where the Hacienda Hills clubhouse used to be and apartments in Spanish Springs. Never mind !

Originally Posted by I'm Popeye! (Post 2244953)

:confused: When was the last time you have been to the Villages... :1rotfl:

Originally Posted by dougawhite (Post 2245430)

Make Rolling Acres the other One-Way road going southbound. This would solve the problems on both roadways!

Originally Posted by jmaccallum (Post 2245692)

Four (4) apartments? 26-29 Villas at Hacienda? So, 33 more cars/golf carts at most. Hmmmm…