[Babubhat]

Farther south you go the less the quantity of recreation compared to north of 44.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

Where is it posted that dogs are banned from postal station?

Go to the postal stations at St. Cats and Citrus Grove and read the signs.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

I might have my wires crossed but isn't there one by the food trucks, Lowlands Executive course and the Pitch & Putt? Right by the mail station there???

That is a family pool.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by Babubhat

Farther south you go the less the quantity of recreation compared to north of 44.

It's just the opposite we have more than our fair share of amenities. I live in Fenney. We have 3 pools, a Sports pool, adult pool, and family pool, fire pit, lawn bowling, Putt and Play, croquet, nature trails, stocked pond with fishing equipment free to use, 2 executive courses and Pickle ball in addition to all of the regular stuff like Bocce, Corn toss, Shuffleboard, etc., and just outside the gate into DeSoto we have air rifles, archery another adult pool, dog park. At our regional rec. center we have softball fields, soccer, RC boat and car courses, and additionally we have pitch and putt, astronomy pads, and so much more. and we're soon going to have kayaks. Now, what amenity is it you feel we don't have and how much of what we do have do you not have?

[Anshela]

I just watched the new Video and Richmond will have both a family pool and an adult only pool where the postal station will be. I do find that the people that are NORTH of Brownwood seem to be misinformed as to the amenities the southern areas have. But that's okay.....I am fine with them not being aware of all that we have including the neighbourhood restaurants like Fenney Grill and soon to come Harry and the natives. Edna's on the Green Truck stop and entertainment - so amazing. Country Club food??? Too bad you are so far from Coney Island, O'shucks, Cotillian, Oakwood BBQ, Willies, Reveille etc. The soon to be finished boardwalk and water activies that will be at Okahumpka. Yeah we may not have as many big box stores that are in Lady Lake but I am just fine with only having to travel there once in a while to do a big shop than have to deal with that regular traffic....or better yet hop on the turnpike and get the best stores like costco and ikea a short drive towards Orlando. Love having the ability to have all my gas appliances in our newer areas - they cook better and dry clothing better and way cheaper than electric. All areas have their + and - qualities but writing off an area that you really know nothing about is both inaccurate and unkind. Get your facts straight before you start bashing the newer areas.

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by Babubhat

Farther south you go the less the quantity of recreation compared to north of 44.

Wrong. Lol

[Dotneko]

Originally Posted by VApeople

Go to the postal stations at St. Cats and Citrus Grove and read the signs.

The signs at the st cats postal station do not say that dogs are banned that i can see. The pool prohibits animals with the fence.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Anshela

I do find that the people that are NORTH of Brownwood seem to be misinformed as to the amenities the southern areas have. But that's okay.....I am fine with them not being aware of all that we have including the neighbourhood restaurants like Fenney Grill and soon to come Harry and the natives. Edna's on the Green Truck stop and entertainment - so amazing. Country Club food??? Too bad you are so far from Coney Island, O'shucks, Cotillian, Oakwood BBQ, Willies, Reveille etc. The soon to be finished boardwalk and water activies that will be at Okahumpka.

I do find that the new people that are SOUTH of Brownwood seem to be misinformed as to the Northern areas have...

Oakwood Grill (the small mostly carry out one) is on 301 between 44 & 466A. The BIG (dine-in) one is on 441 North of 466A.

I'm equidistant from both...

Coney Island is right nearby on 301, between 44 and 466A...

Bluefin, Harvest, Prima Italiano, Wolfgang Pucks, Cody's, Red Sauce, The Chop House, etc, etc, etc, are just some of the restaurants (along with Palmer, which is amazing, Lopez, which I haven't been yet, and about a dozen other places I can't remember right now)...

I have been to Fenney Grill and Edna's. They're both very nice. As are the many other places I mentioned... But... Are they enough to satisfy the population? TBD...

Yeah we may not have as many big box stores that are in Lady Lake but I am just fine with only having to travel there once in a while to do a big shop than have to deal with that regular traffic....or better yet hop on the turnpike and get the best stores like costco and ikea a short drive towards Orlando. Love having the ability to have all my gas appliances in our newer areas - they cook better and dry clothing better and way cheaper than electric.

The Turnpike is actually accessible to all points North and gas is available in several areas north of 44. Costco is 45 minutes away... Our friends buried a propane tank (where natural gas in not available) just for cooking (and possibly a summer kitchen and hot tub if they ever get around to putting them in)...

And electricity in TV is cheap. I pay less per kW in electric in TV than I do in my house in MD. I also have gas heat, hot water and cooking up north and the gas bills can be ridiculous. Natural gas is going up in price...

All areas have their + and - qualities but writing off an area that you really know nothing about is both inaccurate and unkind. Get your facts straight before you start bashing the newer areas.

Agreed. I think that in maybe 4-5 years, once the southern areas are more "finished", there will be many more amenities and it'll be an even better place to live. But you really shouldn't "write off" living farther north, since it seems like you know very little about it...

Oh, and before you ask, I'm in the southern most part of the north, less than a mile north of 44... We're 10 minutes (via golf cart) from Brownwood, 15 minutes from LSL, and if we want to go to Spanish Springs, we hop in the car.

We first started looking when we visited 3 friends years ago, next month. We looked far up north. We looked in Fenney, Marsh Bend, Chitty Chatty and Bradford. We decided to concentrate on a resale between 466A and 44. We're quite happy there. I hope you continue to be happy with your purchase...

[Garywt]

Looks like there are 2 rec centers there. The great thing about neighborhood pools is there is always another one close by. In fact another neighborhood pool might be closer to your house.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Djean1981

Wrong. Lol

Care to expand?

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

The signs at the st cats postal station do not say that dogs are banned that i can see. The pool prohibits animals with the fence.

OK, I will check that out tomorrow.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Anshela

I just watched the new Video and Richmond will have both a family pool and an adult only pool where the postal station will be. I do find that the people that are NORTH of Brownwood seem to be misinformed as to the amenities the southern areas have. But that's okay.....I am fine with them not being aware of all that we have including the neighbourhood restaurants like Fenney Grill and soon to come Harry and the natives. Edna's on the Green Truck stop and entertainment - so amazing. Country Club food??? Too bad you are so far from Coney Island, O'shucks, Cotillian, Oakwood BBQ, Willies, Reveille etc. The soon to be finished boardwalk and water activies that will be at Okahumpka. Yeah we may not have as many big box stores that are in Lady Lake but I am just fine with only having to travel there once in a while to do a big shop than have to deal with that regular traffic....or better yet hop on the turnpike and get the best stores like costco and ikea a short drive towards Orlando. Love having the ability to have all my gas appliances in our newer areas - they cook better and dry clothing better and way cheaper than electric. All areas have their + and - qualities but writing off an area that you really know nothing about is both inaccurate and unkind. Get your facts straight before you start bashing the newer areas.

I agree about the gas appliances. We have gas north of 44 in Mallory Square.

[asianthree]

Another thread about north vs south. Y'all do realize, many that live in the south know exactly what amenities the north has....that's where they moved from.

So one would ask why does one move from the North that is so much better, to the south? And are very happy they did.

Last I checked developer must be doing something right to draw residents from the north to migrate to the south.

Our first and only long term tenet lived near SS, our rental was in fernandina. One question we asked during interview was why move so far south....he smiled "I want to live where the younger people are". He was 78

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by djean1981

wrong. Lol

agreed 100%. Idk why people assume this. St catherines and adjacent villages has sawgrass grove, ezell regional rec center, a family and adult pool, putting courses and golf courses.

[HoosierPa]

Originally Posted by VApeople

Yes, it has become a thing of the past.

Our village of Osceola Hills has both an adult pool with a postal station and a family pool.

A lot of people bring their dogs to our postal station so they can crap, which I think is disgusting. In some of the new areas like Citrus Grove, dogs are banned from the postal station.

I guess this will turn into another dog poop post.