[skippy05]

Start up a new type of service company and petition for it to be funded by new series of bonds on all the existing homes. Picking up litter, dog waste, and in down time scouting out a large parcel for a Costco.

[kendi]

If only that was all anyone had to worry about.

[Pdesensi]

Originally Posted by schwarz

Just today, driving a few short blocks to get the mail, I picked up close to a dozen bulletins off the street and several lawns of unoccupied homes. Obviously it is worse this season with the birds gone and with the current everyday wind and rains. Perhaps folks should have to sign up to receive one rather than opting out If it is unwanted.

Man, you guys are giving snarky replies

[rickaslin]

And whose yard would you dump them in??

[wmcgowan]

what are they?

[charlie1]

Started to write some comments about the POA and what they have become over the last several years but decided that if I can not say anything positive, I should not say anything!

[jump4]

Not a bad suggestion, but I think a bigger problem is the developer/district/DailySun dropping a huge phone book on my driveway every year. I don't want it. I don't need it. I did not order it. Sad to see so many trees and energy wasted on making and delivering those. Minimally it should be online instead of printed.

Originally Posted by schwarz

Just today, driving a few short blocks to get the mail, I picked up close to a dozen bulletins off the street and several lawns of unoccupied homes. Obviously it is worse this season with the birds gone and with the current everyday wind and rains. Perhaps folks should have to sign up to receive one rather than opting out If it is unwanted.

[Wiserbud47]

The POA Bulletin has some useful information in it each month. I would think they would want residents who were interested to read it. That is why it doesn't make sense to continue to pay someone to throw the newspaper in the driveway of every house in the Villages monthly, unless a homeowner specifically requests that it not be delivered. The newspapers blow into the street or get wet from rain or sprinklers. There are many houses that do not have residents home at any given time. Hence you have newspapers that can't be read or won't be read. Yes, it does cause a mess unless you have good neighbors. Newspapers not getting picked up also is a sign no one has been home for awhile. An invitation to an unwanted "guest".

I believe that the POA should be proud of it's publication and want to distribute by subscription as is done with the Daily Sun. It can still be free if they wish, but the resident should say they want it delivered. Then the delivery person could bring it up to the door so it stays dry,

[villagetinker]

Recently the Daily Sun has started giving free copies of the paper (to get more customers), I called to complain as there are a few empty houses in the area, and seeing several papers outside of the houses is an open invitation that the home is not occupied. They did not seem to care.

I have been picking up these papers for around a week, and I see some other neighbors are doing the same if they get there first.

NOTE: these papers are apparently going only to NON subscribers, we do not get a second paper, and a neighbors that I know stopped the paper is not getting one.

[schwarz]

Originally Posted by sully1

If it was a dollar bill, you would have no problem picking it up. See where I’m going with this? Be glad you’re able to bend over and pick it up.

The trouble sir is that not enough folks want to pick them up...and many are rain soaked and laying in the street...

[schwarz]

Originally Posted by jump4

Not a bad suggestion, but I think a bigger problem is the developer/district/DailySun dropping a huge phone book on my driveway every year. I don't want it. I don't need it. I did not order it. Sad to see so many trees and energy wasted on making and delivering those. Minimally it should be online instead of printed.

Agree completely...plus we no longer have recycling

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by sully1

If it was a dollar bill, you would have no problem picking it up. See where I’m going with this? Be glad you’re able to bend over and pick it up.

Nahhh, $5 bill or more. In these inflationary times $1 isn't worth expending the energy.

[wisbad1]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

How is that neighborly?

I didn’t retire here to pick up their trash.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by kansasr

Such third world problems we have to deal with here in The Villages

LOL, yes you're point is taken. However, maybe it would be a good idea if there was a place those of us who do belong to the POA or want the bulletin could sign up, rather than waste so many of them. We who want the bulletin do the same on our block, we pick up so many that blow in our yards and/or in the gutters, bushes, etc.

[Mulliganguy]

I went online and selected online copy only over a year ago and I’m still getting paper in my driveway