[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Sabella

The houses and other homes being built near 466A before 462 are not occupied yet and there are traffic problems already having to do with volume of cars. The builder keeps building and a lot of roads can’t be enlarged. The reason we all moved here years ago will be gone soon.

EXCEPT.....The Villages developers aren't building anything on 466A near 462---that is Beaumont, part of the Trailwinds development. TV has no control over that.

[BruggsNC1]

The Northern section complained when The Villages expanded below 466. The the same was said for 466A, then 44.
How would you feel if they stopped below 466 and you never got to live here?

[juddfl]

The Villages is a city, just like Ocala. On top of the world is not a city. You can not stop someone from driving around in The Villages or driving around in Ocala. They are both public streets. To refuse access to either of these cities is against the law. On top of the World is located in Ocala and is gated because it is private property. The Villages is not private property and the streets are run by the city.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by juddfl

The Villages is a city, just like Ocala. On top of the world is not a city. You can not stop someone from driving around in The Villages or driving around in Ocala. They are both public streets. To refuse access to either of these cities is against the law. On top of the World is located in Ocala and is gated because it is private property. The Villages is not private property and the streets are run by the city.

Close….streets not run by the city………by the county.

[Laker14]

Maybe the folks who feel The Villages is getting too big, are really confusing the idea of TV getting too big with the population growth of the area. Admittedly, most of that population growth IS from TV expanding, however, if TV weren't the entity expanding, it is very likely that other developments would have moved into this areas. The population growth could well be occurring anyway, just not as part of TV.
In my opinion, that would certainly have occurred, and the effects of that population growth would still be felt in traffic around TV, and to some extent, IN TV, as those people would still have access to the squares, and shops, and put a strain on the infrastructure, but without the proven organization and planning of TV's developers.

[spd2918]

No, TV is not getting too big. Every new area gets its own pools, golf courses, groceries, etc. If you live in the north you don't need to drive to the south, so why would you care?

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by spd2918

No, TV is not getting too big. Every new area gets its own pools, golf courses, groceries, etc. If you live in the north you don't need to drive to the south, so why would you care?

And please close this tread… or edit it to add an o….. driving me crazy.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

And please close this tread… or edit it to add an o….. driving me crazy.

But the problem is no one has found "big" on the map, so no one knows how to get there, not to mention the problem of moving 32 sq. miles of the Villages

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Close….streets not run by the city………by the county.

Some are run by the town. The Town of Lady Lake handles the road maintenance up in Village of Country Club Hills.

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

But the problem is no one has found "big" on the map, so no one knows how to get there, not to mention the problem of moving 32 sq. miles of the Villages

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by spd2918

No, TV is not getting too big. Every new area gets its own pools, golf courses, groceries, etc. If you live in the north you don't need to drive to the south, so why would you care?

No, no one "needs" to drive from one end to the other. Many do, however. The executive golf courses are all open to all Villagers. There are golfers who try and golf at as many as they can throughout the year.

There are also pool groups that hop from one pool to another. That's actually a good thing. Imaging a single group of 20 people always occupying the same pool every day, and that's the pool closest to where you live, and you want to relax in the pool. But you can't. Because in addition to the non-group people, the group people are always there too. Thankfully - they move around, so everyone gets to enjoy having a fun group of pool-hoppers sometimes, and they also get to -not- have the group the rest of the time. It's a win-win for everyone.

There are also clubs that only meet in one rec center, and if it's an activity of particular interest, then that's where you need to meet other folks with the same interest.

Different rec center buildings have different amenities as well. If I want to go to a pool that has a jacuzzi, there is only one that I know of, in the entire Villages that's open to all residents. And that's on my side of the Villages, the Historic Section off 441 across from Spanish Springs Town Square.

So again - no, you don't "need" to go north or south. But you are paying for the option to do so if you wish, and the more people who live in the Villages, the more likely you are to see people who choose to take advantage of the option.