Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1189491)

Unless I'm hallucinating, there is one under 466A near Buena Vista--I used it today (or maybe I just dreamt that I did). But I do think one at Canal and 466A would be a help

Originally Posted by LuckySevens (Post 1189528)

What about a tunnel under Buena Vista and 466A. I hate going backwards from St. James toward Colony to actually get to Pinellas.

Originally Posted by Jim 9922 (Post 1189470)

:agree:


Seems to be too much of "gimme the free stuff" and let "big brother" wrap me in bubble wrap going around !
I have found most of the past surveys are comprised of leading questions or those that are self serving to the Developer. I would love to see the responses to questions concerning correction of major design errors such as cart traffic south of Hy 466 on Morse Blvd or the need for a cross over tunnel under Morse Blvd at the Hy 466 Morse Blvd gate, or widen the Lake Sumter bridge cart path, or who should pay for the apparent shoddy underpinnings for the island built on swampland in the middle of the Lake Sumter Bridge (note that the lake is privately owned, the road is owned by the county), change the traffic light left turn signals in our major intersections to prohibit turns when the opposing traffic has the green light, etc. Yes, some of these corrections will cost money and who should pay for it, The CDDs, The Developer who originally did the work and assessed all the homeowners under the "bond" scheme, the county governments who happily took over "ownership" of the roads for "free" just as soon as the Developer finished building them, should we build a new special covered/enclosed pool? or a combination of ???. Not easy questions to answer or maybe even fund, so probably nothing will ever be done about these and other major problems.
So, many of the Questions center around our "lifestyle"; how many times do you eat out?, how many times do you golf (who cares, there is a finite number of course available to the whole Villages and already there are a bunch of rules as to usage)?, how many times do you go shopping?, where? what hospital?, etc. All nice statistics for marketing rental space to outside commercial establishments.

Originally Posted by Jim 9922 (Post 1189470)

:agree:


Seems to be too much of "gimme the free stuff" and let "big brother" wrap me in bubble wrap going around ! ...............change the traffic light left turn signals in our major intersections to prohibit turns when the opposing traffic has the green light,...............

Originally Posted by Opmoochler (Post 1189525)

The large gate from the small dog side of Atlas Dog Park to Moyer Loop should be unlocked/locked when the main gates are unlocked/locked.During a recent emergency, the ambulance crew had to climb over the rail fence and then lift their equipment and stretcher over the fence and walk down the hill to the patient.

Originally Posted by Retiring (Post 1189727)

I’m not a villager at this time so I don’t have a dog in the hunt but want to share my thoughts as a future villager.

You all have some great suggestions here. Just to be clear, the “free” stuff is not free. If you want to light a court or field or dog park, if you want charging stations, if you want… Someone has to pay for it.

For those that want charging stations, are you referring to pay stations? If you truly want “free” fuel for your electric cart than I’m sure you would not have a problem with “free” fuel for gas carts.

I do feel sorry for those on fixed incomes when their amenities fee starts to skyrocket. There is nothing wrong with compiling a wish list but keep in mind the financial impact to those villagers who don’t have a ton of money to spare. God has blessed me with a career that has provided well. If the amenities fee, one day, goes to $1,000/mon. I can pay it, but many cannot. Please have them in mind when suggesting and or demanding amenities.

When I was in college we had several racquetball courts. If you wanted to play late and needed light, you put a token in the meter and the lights would come on for a set amount of time. Those that wanted the lighting paid the electric bill. At that time, 30 yrs ago, I think we paid $1/30 mins of light. You can have a set number of lighted pickleball courts, away from houses (for noise), with pay as you go lighting at an amount that pays for lights/electric/maintenance of the lighting system.

A user pays system can work for more than lighting, this approach can work for charging stations too.

As for safety suggestions, such as street and traffic lights, MMP lighting/striping, signage, all benefit so that is a valid expense all should pay.

Just my opinion, worth what you paid for it :)

Originally Posted by Kahuna32162 (Post 1189372)

Just got our letter about the upcoming Villages Resident Survey, online from 3/7 to 4/3. Thought it might be a good time to start jotting some suggestions for this year's survey

Charging stations in the squares
Registering Golf Carts
Better/More restaurant choices in Spanish Springs
Posted cart speed limits
Stepped up speed enforcement throughout

and dog poop, because that always gets responses :rant-rave:

Originally Posted by blyarbrough (Post 1189788)

You should read the paper.....it's about 90% right. I was there in the tunnel. It was NO fault of the golf cart, speed, drinking etc. It was the SUV driver who blacked out and drove over the curb thru a stop sign, etc and crashed into the cart and person walking. NO FAULT OF THE GOLF CART.

The real problem in the Villages is: OVER POPULATION...... I know many of you will castigated me again over this statement but think about it and just look around. Just too many people and cars in a small location with limited resources......damn near "New York City" of the retirement community arena. Getting too big. Yea, I hear you “Move if you don’t like it”……Thanks

Originally Posted by abbysmom (Post 1189797)

Seriously. Do any of you really believe that anyone really cares for your inputs. Tell me if you will, what changes as a result of this BS?

Originally Posted by abbysmom (Post 1189797)

Seriously. Do any of you really believe that anyone really cares for your inputs. Tell me if you will, what changes as a result of this BS?

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1189795)

Population density of TV---1315.6/ sq mile
Population density of Manhattan----70,826/sq mile

NOT EVEN CLOSE

For comparison---density of Sun City---1303/sq mile
density of Scottsdale AZ---1212/sq mile

I think TV fits right into the norm of planned retirement communities that generally offer smaller lots and homes for less maintenance with centralized amenities and shopping.

Originally Posted by tuccillo (Post 1189807)

The last number I saw was 34 square miles and a population of 100K+. That would put the density at about 3000/sq. mile