Here's how that works. A majority of voters elect an official. That official now has the proxy authority to spend all the voters' money. My advice is to worry more about how this process unfolds on a national level.

Boy do I concur with this!

It will be interesting to see what the outcome of the cart path striping will be as far as cart drivers are concerned. Will they like it? Will they not like it? Will carting become safer?

It seems to me that after experiencing driving some striped cart paths folks will know whether to stripe or not elsewhere in The Villages.

I could get pretty damn courageous if I had the power to make a decision to spend RETIRED people's money, who wouldn't? The PWAC is not going to spend a dime on this idiot decision; the RETIRED residents of CDD 8 are going to have to pay for this. I'm really p/o about this; I didn't work hard all my life to come to a place where three people want to frivolously spend RETIRED folks money so they can puff their chest out and say "look what we've done". It's easy as hell to do when you spend RETIRED folks money to do it. Oh, did I mention they're spending RETIRED folk's money to do this????? I live in CDD 8 and there are plenty of people here who thinks this rogue decision to paint side stripes is STUPID.

Shall we check some pocket books. Just like the tree issue. Almost. Problem if one district does the others will follow.

No one is gonna come to your door and ask for $5 to pay for the stripes! These funds are already sitting there and you are not going to get a refund. It's your amenity fees that you pay every month. They are spent to maintain and make things better for all of us.

Personally, I am happy that they spend that money on things I can see. Marking the paths is a good thing, in my opinion. I would rather have the silver reflectors along the side of the paths, but that is just my personal preference. Any markings are better than none.

Like others have said, I am a little disappointed that these districts cannot agree on something this simple and keep the Villages consistent.

4 up north has yellow stripes down the center; 8 will have white (who knows) stripes down the sides. What's next, alternating center and side stripes with another CDD? I can hear it now after an accident, "I felt too crowded on the side with those stripes, that's why I was driving over the center". Yea, a center with no clear definition.

If you live in the area in question and are not happy with the decision and you have not called or contacted the representatives....shame on you.

Those elected, even at this level are special interest, politically or in some other way motivated. They need to be overwhelmed by the majority.....which never seems to happen....therefore they get to do what they want.


Hmmmnnnn that all has a familiar ring to it!

Side stripping of the golf cart path
 

Big assumption here...what if the majority are silent because they have no objection?

Then what does your idea accomplish?

Sir, we are talking one mile of MMP in district 8, not a good test sample in my opinion.

The district knows and it has been published. 67 accidents in 4 years, 12 fatalities, and I think only 3 or 4 accidents after dusk in those 4 years.

I remember my days living in Ohio. And I also remember various levies proposed to be on the ballot for schools, public works, etc. And the selling point was..it's only $32 dollars per $100,000 home value, and then it's only $79 per $100,000 home value. And before you know it, your yearly tax bill goes from $1800 per year to $7500 per year. Been there, seen that.

side stripping
 

Just a center stripe like on the G.C. bridge for safety please...

The cost amounts to approximately 20 cent per home per year. :loco:

Yes it does. I contacted my reps and district this morning via email. I did get a response from one district supervisor and his stance was...it's only .20 per household. And so the next whimsical project will be how much per household?