Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1189602)

This issue should not wait for the annual survey. Suggest you call Recreation Department and share this concern.
The number on the dog park page is 352-674-1800.

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan (Post 1189460)

How about lighted pickleball courts for those of us that work during the day. Also lighted softball fields.

Originally Posted by joldnol (Post 1189753)

A few lighted pools south of 466 would be nice especially in the summer.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1189965)

Are there lighted pools north of 466? If not, why not include those folks for being able to use the pools after dark?

Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 1190117)

Anyone for more helipads? Lighted, of course.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1189802)

A good question for long time residents of TV who have participated in 15 or 20 of these. BTW, how many have you been here for?

Originally Posted by billybye (Post 1190686)

I don't participate in survey. Too many personal questions and doubt that any suggestions from residents mean much to the developer unless it makes them money. And I am not saying this attitude is wrong, they are in business to make money and selling our personal info is profitable.

Originally Posted by billybye (Post 1190686)

I don't participate in survey. Too many personal questions and doubt that any suggestions from residents mean much to the developer unless it makes them money.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1190721)

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1190728)

More than likely it would be The Villages Community Development Districts (VCDD) and not the Developer that would be listening.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1190721)

Originally Posted by Allegiance (Post 1190939)

Is there any assurances that the developer can not associate the survey with the submitting house. It would be nice but I doubt it.

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan (Post 1189460)

How about lighted pickleball courts for those of us that work during the day. Also lighted softball fields.

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 joldnol (Post 1189988)

4 pools in the historic district are open at night. There is no good reason at least 4 south of 466 couldn't be lit also. It would not be a "freebie" and a much needed amenity for those less heat tolerant or for those that have o avoid the sun. Grace it is a twenty minute drive for those of us in the south and that's by car.

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 tuccillo (Post 1189782)

From a practical point of view, it isn't clear to me that there is a need for charging stations. As has been pointed out by others, electric carts generally have sufficient range to get you around The Villages. In those cases where you do run out of power, there is always Cart Aide, or one of the other services, to get you home. For many carts, the charger is an external unit and would need to be carried in the cart. Also, I believe most (all?) of the chargers are 115v 15amp devices and take a considerable amount of time to charge the batteries - hours. If we consistently saw stranded electric carts all over The Villages I guess you could make the case for charging stations but that doesn't appear to be the case. Charging stations will take up space and provide questionable value, in my opinion.