[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by joseppe

I'm wondering who's going to do all the 'Enforcing' of the rules/restrictions and what the punishments might be. Is someone going to continually be checking on each of the pools to be sure no one is moving their chairs closer than 6 feet?

Yep.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by thelegges

How about SnowBirds stay year round, and then see what how that effects your life. Wouldn’t that be perfect for those ugly comments on those who stay for a few months, pay the same taxes as you, and then give you 9 months of bliss of less people.

Actually many of those snowbirds pay more than we do - because they don't get the homestead exemption.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by nancymiller217@yahoo.com

Is there anyone else that finds that as Stupid as I do? From what I’ve read, about the only additional activities are swim or walk laps in a pool-with a mask. And fish-with a mask, or walk on a park with a mask.

There's nothing requiring people to wear a mask in anything opening during phase II. The only mention of masks is that you have to bring your own. So if you CHOOSE to wear a mask - that's great, but the rec centers and pools will not provide you with them.

[birdiebill]

According to page 7 of the Rec News from this week, rightly or wrongly, masks are required in The Villages phase 2 for all indoor and outdoor activities (of the rec department)*. The Villages phase 2 begins Monday, May 4.

*Of the rec department added by me.

It remains to be seen how that is defined.

[Altavia]

From one of the gates at a family pool.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

There's nothing requiring people to wear a mask in anything opening during phase II. The only mention of masks is that you have to bring your own. So if you CHOOSE to wear a mask - that's great, but the rec centers and pools will not provide you with them.

Are you sure about that?

[thelegges]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Actually many of those snowbirds pay more than we do - because they don't get the homestead exemption.

It depends on where they live. TV taxes for us is less than our property’s up north. So homestead here makes no sense.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by thelegges

It depends on where they live. TV taxes for us is less than our property’s up north. So homestead here makes no sense.

I'm sure it makes no sense for you, because your tax down here is less than the tax up north. But your tax bill down here, without qualifying for homesteading, will STILL be higher than someone who DOES qualify for homesteading for the same property.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

Are you sure about that?

According to the PDF provided directly by the Community District Governments as of April 29, 2020, there is no (as in, zero, none, zilch, nada) reference to any requirement of wearing masks, whether in or out of buildings, effective May 4, 2020.

Here's the PDF from the CDD: https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20200429001301

There are lots of guidelines and rules about what you can and can't do, on that PDF. Wearing masks is not among them EXCEPT for the notice that masks, gloves, water, hand sanitizer, and equipment will -not- be provided.

I don't get the rec news, I don't get the Daily Sun, and whenever I try to follow a link to the Rec News section of the Daily Sun online I get a black PDF with no text.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

According to the PDF provided directly by the Community District Governments as of April 29, 2020, there is no (as in, zero, none, zilch, nada) reference to any requirement of wearing masks, whether in or out of buildings, effective May 4, 2020.

Here's the PDF from the CDD: https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20200429001301

There are lots of guidelines and rules about what you can and can't do, on that PDF. Wearing masks is not among them EXCEPT for the notice that masks, gloves, water, hand sanitizer, and equipment will -not- be provided.

I don't get the rec news, I don't get the Daily Sun, and whenever I try to follow a link to the Rec News section of the Daily Sun online I get a black PDF with no text.

This is on the gates of the pools.

[mulligan]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

According to the PDF provided directly by the Community District Governments as of April 29, 2020, there is no (as in, zero, none, zilch, nada) reference to any requirement of wearing masks, whether in or out of buildings, effective May 4, 2020.

Here's the PDF from the CDD: https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20200429001301

There are lots of guidelines and rules about what you can and can't do, on that PDF. Wearing masks is not among them EXCEPT for the notice that masks, gloves, water, hand sanitizer, and equipment will -not- be provided.

I don't get the rec news, I don't get the Daily Sun, and whenever I try to follow a link to the Rec News section of the Daily Sun online I get a black PDF with no text.

That's because they are in the business of selling subscriptions !!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

This is on the gates of the pools.

It's not May 4 yet is it? Perhaps on May 4 those signs will be taken down.

And as far as I know, no one is being instructed to wear masks while they're walking at the parks (which are run by the rec centers), or on the executive courses.

Regarding mulligan's post about buying subscriptions: If there is something important that the rec centers need residents to know, it needs to be made accessible to ALL residents. Not just the ones who pay extra for a subscription to the local newspaper. If they need for me to see the Rec News, then they should have a website dedicated to the Rec News. Not a subdirectory of a paid subscription site.

Or they can accept that some people just won't have access to this information - which implies that they didn't think it was all THAT important afterall.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It's not May 4 yet is it? Perhaps on May 4 those signs will be taken down.

And as far as I know, no one is being instructed to wear masks while they're walking at the parks (which are run by the rec centers), or on the executive courses.

Regarding mulligan's post about buying subscriptions: If there is something important that the rec centers need residents to know, it needs to be made accessible to ALL residents. Not just the ones who pay extra for a subscription to the local newspaper. If they need for me to see the Rec News, then they should have a website dedicated to the Rec News. Not a subdirectory of a paid subscription site.

Or they can accept that some people just won't have access to this information - which implies that they didn't think it was all THAT important afterall.

The Recreation News IS available online at the Daily Sun's website. EVERYONE can look at it.
The Villages Recreation & Parks News

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by champion6

The Recreation News IS available online at the Daily Sun's website. EVERYONE can look at it.
The Villages Recreation & Parks News

As I said twice already: when I click on that link, I get a black PDF file with nothing on it.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

As I said twice already: when I click on that link, I get a black PDF file with nothing on it.

Turn off your ad blocker and it will work. I had to do this to see it.