Why do some people think the Developer is responsible for problems they did not create. Where do they come up with this idea.
The Morse family are developers, that is all. In my opinion, they are doing a good job in creating a great place to live and the benefits are there if you take advantage of them. Please share with everyone a better place to live so unhappy residents can move.

just because you are not in any conversational loop that may be going on, isn't proof that those conversations are not going on

if you live in TV you're kind of old to be still looking for assurances from 'mommy and daddy' that things are going to work out

the Morse family is a class act...they don't need to self promote or pound their chest that they are giving back to others

By now, the Morse family knows how this board works. They are aware that they are damned if they do, and damned if they don't. If they come out with a statement regarding their actions (or inactions), the posts will range from "woefully inadequate due to their greed", to "God bless the developer". In between you will find;

-That's nice but they could've done more
-There was no reason to do anything
-I heard from someone that it's not true
-Will I get a refund on my Amenities Fee
-Why are my amenity fees being used for this (I know it, and you know, but you gotta know it's coming)

And my favorite,

-Please provide verifiable documentation of relief actions taken, along with signed and notarized letters (on the vendors letterhead, naturally), attesting to the developers actions. Please note that vendors may be randomly contacted to verify the accuracy of the provided documents!

If I was the developer (which I am not), I wouldn't feed this fire either!

Concerned
 

If indeed the Morse Family is helping with the landlords with rent so they can help their workers then they should just come out and state that they are helping. This would stop the negativity. If the workers who drive from as far as Ocala and Orlando every day find a new job or move away, fifty percent of the restaurants will close!

Even though the Morse's are possibly the biggest developer in central Florida, I believe I've never heard them comment on any what has been said about them Pro or Con.

:bigbow: YES! Best place ever to live thanks to one man's dream and legacy he passed on to his family.

Purity
 

I believe what you've said is pure speculation. This concept of wishing other people would be doing something is almost NEVER based in knowledge of the facts.

Leave it alone.

I agree with most of what has been said in the replies IF it pertained to the average person, or maybe even the average millionaire. But I think the Multi-Billionaires of the world have a more public responsibility. They each have the financial wealth of a small country. That wealth represents resources so far beyond what any of them will ever need that how they are putting it to use is of public interest and should be openly shared at all times, not just during states of emergency or crisis. That said, you may now proceed to trash me.

Apostrophies
 

Sorry don't have any more room House id filled with toilet paper and water. Len

Nonsense. That’s socialism. If they wish to share, that’s great but if not, it’s their choice. What’s mine is mine and none of your business.

If they were doing anything, they would make sure everyone knew.

I don't know why people think the developer owes residents, or businesses anything at all. They created the community, they attract merchants who are interested in serving the community, and the rest should be up to the residents and those running the CDDs. I think the Morse family has done enough already for us all...

Nailed It !!!

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I do not think this is true at all. They value their privacy—that is their right. They have also demonstrated that they are very classy. If they told everyone what they do, as you suggest, they’d be accused of bragging.

We all need to look inward and see who WE can help in these difficult times.

Very little negativity.............just by a very few, the same old very few.

If they are not complaining about Trump, they are complaining about the Morse family -- get a life already -- none of us know exactly what is going on. I wonder if businesses lose money from all of this, if they can claim it as a loss at income tax time. Believe me, no one will starve in The Villages.

There it is, the "What I have heard" card.

We have no idea WHAT the family is doing, nor is it our business. They haven’t built this wonderful place to let it all fall apart in a few months. I for one have faith that they have a good solid plan to make adjustments where necessary and it is not my need to know.

Please share how you know this to be true .

took the words right out of my mouth

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there's a 'everything Morse is bad' crowd that pops up in social media regularly. for their own reasons they have a gripe with anything morse related or villages-done. you can spot them as soon as they start posting, & their intentions are to start a flame war, in effect, to show 'how bad' it is to live here.:ohdear:

Roger that.

Has anyone noticed that Villages employees on furlough are still being paid? Let’s give this family the credit it deserves.

Oh...and responding to the trolls only makes thing worse..

7 Deadly Sins

Sloth
Envy
Greed
Pride
Gluttony
Anger
Lust

This thread has hit quite a few of the 7. Let's see if we can do all of them, we've got a good start going. Pathetic! All you complainers live in a place a lot of people can't even dream about due to the cost of living here and yet you have no gratitude for the good fortune you have. It's beyond disgusting.

This place was created by the Harold and then the Morse family. They took the risk, did the work, and reaped the rewards.

People move here on their own accord. Most adapt. Some gripe, snipe and criticize.

I've never understood that. It also plays out in other ways.

Same old complainers doing more complaining. "Someone else do something, because I am not going to"

Perhaps the family is doing what they can and we have no idea. We are ALL in this together and we can't judge others just because we don't SEE them doing something. I do hope they are, but in the meantime, let's all support our local businesses and restaurants as best we can.

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