[villagetinker]

It would be interesting to hear what the differences are in the building codes? Lot coverage? types of structures? Code standards? Maybe someone in the know could reply.

[Villager Joyce]

Originally Posted by naneiben

Why would anyone be embarrassed?

Please do not take a positive statement and make it negative. I'm also not embarrassed to say I'm from the south. Where do you say you live?

[manaboutown]

How about being known as Wildwood Flowers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnfWoSQz3o

I believe The Seaboard Air Line's Orange Blossom Special coming down from the north stopped in Wildwood where it split into two sections, one going to Tampa/St. Petersburg, the other to Miami. Wildwood has a lot of history!

If I lived in a regular part of Wildwood, Wildwood would be my address. If I lived in an area of The Villages within Wildwood I would want The Villages as my address.

[ROCKETMAN]

I am glad wildwood officials did not just bow down and let the developer do anything they wanted. I suspect the villages started with everything they wanted and expect there will be some changes to their initial proposal. When you make rules for developers to follow and they submit plans that are not in the guidelines, you must not just let them do as they please. This according to the mayor of wildwood.

[Vladimir]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

Wildwood reminds of the city in Jersey that I vacationed at several times. It was a nice resort area.

I prefer "to be in TV", but that's me.

(2BNTV)

Its interesting how every one has a different perspective. Avalon, Stone Harbor, or Ocean City in NJ is nice...Wildwood NJ and Wildwood Fl not so much.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There is nothing so dear to my childhood as the little brown church in the dale.

come to the church in the wildwood youtube - Bing Videos

Do you mean Vale (not Dale) ???

Little Brown Church in the Vale in Iowa???

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN

I am glad wildwood officials did not just bow down and let the developer do anything they wanted. I suspect the villages started with everything they wanted and expect there will be some changes to their initial proposal. When you make rules for developers to follow and they submit plans that are not in the guidelines, you must not just let them do as they please. This according to the mayor of wildwood.

I'm pretty sure the whole reason for these meetings and plans/drawings submissions is so that TV developers representatives come to Wildwood to "bow down" and ask permission in many, many steps of the submission and approval process over months and years, not the other way around.

However, regarding this statement by the mayor….

"He said he is fearful that Wildwood would lose its identity after The Villages moves in. He said he believes the new residents would have no interest in identifying themselves as Wildwood residents.
“My biggest issue is that it doesn’t meet the current zoning standards,” Wolf said.

….I think if he wants to be taken seriously about "meeting current standards" of construction/zoning, it needs to be remembered that the whole side of Wildwood where TV is going toward on Hwy. 44 is flanked on all sides by tired mobile home parks, some of which lean toward dilapidated. I doubt TV would build anything remotely close to looking like that.

[joldnol]

what is it with the prejudice against Wildwood? Yes, there are impoverished people living in it but news flash there are impoverished people living in Lady Lake too.

[vette]

At this time there's no need to go west of Powell and the we already built 2 tunnels under 466-A. One more is no biggie. However Personally I would appreciate golf cart access to St. Vincent de Paul church on the west side of CR 462 (Powell) across from Tamarind Grove

[vette]

Village

[billethkid]

why does nobody care whether they live in Lady Lake or TV?
Why does nobody care whether they live in Fruitland Park or TV?
Etc?

Because there is for some reason a very pregudiced feeling by many people about Wildwood. Mainly folks who don't know any more about Wildwood than they do Lady Lake or Fruitland. And unfortunately parrot the bad things they have heard....not experienced or lived.

How about focusing on the 98% of the people of Wildwood that are just like the rest of us. Just good people being overlooked by the closed mentality of today that likes to dwell on the bad, the negative, the isolated case, the sensational (true or false), etc.

Wildwood is not so different from places a lot of residents of TV were born and grew up.

Get the nose out of the air and be a good neighbor.

Some natives of Wildwood may have as much to complain about TV residents encroaching on their once quaint and quiet Small Town, FL.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by billethkid

why does nobody care whether they live in Lady Lake or TV?
Why does nobody care whether they live in Fruitland Park or TV?
Etc?

Because there is for some reason a very pregudiced feeling by many people about Wildwood. Mainly folks who don't know any more about Wildwood than they do Lady Lake or Fruitland. And unfortunately parrot the bad things they have heard....not experienced or lived.

How about focusing on the 98% of the people of Wildwood that are just like the rest of us. Just good people being overlooked by the closed mentality of today that likes to dwell on the bad, the negative, the isolated case, the sensational (true or false), etc.

Wildwood is not so different from places a lot of residents of TV were born and grew up.

Get the nose out of the air and be a good neighbor.

Some natives of Wildwood may have as much to complain about TV residents encroaching on their once quaint and quiet Small Town, FL.

If it weren't for posts like yours I swear I would lose faith in the world.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by joldnol

what is it with the prejudice against Wildwood? Yes, there are impoverished people living in it but news flash there are impoverished people living in Lady Lake too.

It is called class prejudice. Some people have it against those who have more or less money. It is wrong, either way.

People are people.

[applesoffh]

Originally Posted by Fanman

I think the mayor is afraid of losing his job. Another 1500 potential voters who will actually vote.

I'm confused. People who live in TV, but within Wildwood, or Fruitland Park for that matter, will vote for Mayors in towns that will not govern them? Am I understanding this correctly? If so, no wonder our neighbors may be more than a little skeptical of TV expansion.

Could someone please explain this to me? Thanks!

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by billethkid

why does nobody care whether they live in Lady Lake or TV?
Why does nobody care whether they live in Fruitland Park or TV?
Etc?

Because there is for some reason a very pregudiced feeling by many people about Wildwood. Mainly folks who don't know any more about Wildwood than they do Lady Lake or Fruitland. And unfortunately parrot the bad things they have heard....not experienced or lived.

How about focusing on the 98% of the people of Wildwood that are just like the rest of us. Just good people being overlooked by the closed mentality of today that likes to dwell on the bad, the negative, the isolated case, the sensational (true or false), etc.

Wildwood is not so different from places a lot of residents of TV were born and grew up.

Get the nose out of the air and be a good neighbor.

Some natives of Wildwood may have as much to complain about TV residents encroaching on their once quaint and quiet Small Town, FL.

Thank you.

It's not too valid when people coming from major metro areas with highest crime rates in the country, i.e. MPLS, Orlando, St. Louis, Washington, LA, NYC…….worry about little Wildwood, FL when they've been riding the subways thru the Bronx, Harlem, Chicago skid row etc. for decades but talk about "The City" (genuflect here) like it's nirvana.