[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by Challenger

I love grumpy women!!!!!

Is there any other kind?

[bimmertl]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

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Did you read that before ....up until THIS year, it was part of a NATIONAL sales event put on by Golfweek, the magazine. They stopped doing it so you can't bring it back. Now The Villages are doing their best to bring you a venue, probably not the same but they are trying. I am so sorry about your honey baked ham sandwich, but dang as a teacher I am gonna keep trying to explain what happened. The Morse family may be all as mean as Atilla the Hun, but this woman is a huge fan of free enterprise and gets annoyed when everybody has to be treated the same just because they are breathing. That does not mean I think you should be ugly to people, but even little kids know about competition. You don't give the other team advantage. Sheesh.

Really, "a huge fan of free enterprise". Here's the definition of free enterprise.


Free Enterprise | Definition of Free enterprise by Merriam-Webster

a system in which private businesses are able to compete with each other with little control by the government. In The Villages, the developer is "the government" and he controls competition with his restrictions on who sells what where.

Whether it's right or wrong, that's what he can do, which is fine. But don't call it free enterprise because that's the last thing it is.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by bimmertl

Really, "a huge fan of free enterprise". Here's the definition of free enterprise.


Free Enterprise | Definition of Free enterprise by Merriam-Webster

a system in which private businesses are able to compete with each other with little control by the government. In The Villages, the developer is "the government" and he controls competition with his restrictions on who sells what where.

Whether it's right or wrong, that's what he can do, which is fine. But don't call it free enterprise because that's the last thing it is.

Free enterprise is exactly what it is! Anyone is free to not like it, but it is clearly the exercise of FREE enterprise. The Developer is an entrepreneur not a government.

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Free enterprise is exactly what it is! Anyone is free to not like it, but it is clearly the exercise of FREE enterprise. The Developer is an entrepreneur not a government.

Who is now in control of the current Villages Golf Fest? If a CDD is in control, then a government body is in control of the event.

[tuccillo]

Apparently the Polo fields are owned by the Developer.

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Who is now in control of the current Villages Golf Fest? If a CDD is in control, then a government body is in control of the event.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Who is now in control of the current Villages Golf Fest? If a CDD is in control, then a government body is in control of the event.

Will you be researching this and getting the answer?

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

Will you be researching this and getting the answer?

The answer could possibly be found by asking this question at the next welcome Wednesday session as it is not to be found on the Golf Festival web site. As I don’t want the developer to exclude me, I will let someone else seek the answer.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by memason

Why didn't Columbia Par-Car invite the Villages Golf Car Store to display their carts at the cookout at their location on Saturday ?

And .......

[twoplanekid]

I attended the welcome Wednesday event today. Where is everyone? I waited and waited for someone to pop the question.

As no one else did, I decided to talk about a safe topic, golf cart safety. It’s too bad they don’t tape the sessions.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

I attended the welcome Wednesday event today. Where is everyone? I waited and waited for someone to pop the question.

As no one else did, I decided to talk about a safe topic, golf cart safety. It’s too bad they don’t tape the sessions.

As someone once said "tempest in a teapot"

[drcar]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Who is now in control of the current Villages Golf Fest? If a CDD is in control, then a government body is in control of the event.

The event is run by GMS ( Golf Management Solutions), the company that runs the courses, hope that answers the question, but I am sure it will only open another debate

[JoMar]

Can only imagine the pressure put on GMS to close the event. I understand ParCar had a plane flying over the event with a banner.

[circletrack]

Originally Posted by drcar

The event is run by GMS ( Golf Management Solutions), the company that runs the courses, hope that answers the question, but I am sure it will only open another debate

I believe that would make GMS a contractor for The Villages as they still own the land. GMS just operates the facilities. So they essentially hired them to run the Golf Festival, and whatever TV says, goes. Doesn't really change much.

[Survivor1991]

Originally Posted by LittleDog

I just received mail from Parcar that said they had been refused to attend the golf fest this year. They have been involved with this event for the past 10 years. Par car sent an ad to the Daily Sun on Jan. 26 and they were advised that the paper would not run the ad. On Feb 25 they submitted another paid ad to declare their objection to the first ad being rejected. On Feb 26 wanted to run a radio ad voicing their objection. The ad was denied. They also wanted to post an ad for their Freedomfest with no mention of the other ad problems. They were refused.

It seems to me, assuming all this info is correct, that the Villages do not want any competition to their Village Golf Cart enterprise. I don't know whether the other companies such as Star, EZ go, and the Streetrod company are also being treated like this. I wonder if they will be allowed to show at the Golf Fest. Talk about freedom of speech.

John

This is done by the Villages to protect their tenants. If the Par Car People were renting property's from the Villages, They would be welcomed. Yes it is restraint of trade. But you know how the Morse family operates if you've been a resident for more than a few months.

[mrf6969]

Yamaha, Club Car and EZGO were all at Golf Fest. Also different seat companies were there and well as different golf cart enclosure companies too.
I did not see any complaining from other golf cart companies. Tomberlin, Allumicar, Star Car and others were not there but only Par Car seems to be having an issue.