[Waverunner]

We are new to TV and TOTV. Can you tell us what a "FROG" is?

We want to know if we are frogs or not, or aspire to be frogs in the future. Is there other jargon or acronyms us Villages newbies should be aware of?

[Erijo]

FROGS...here until they croak. Cute, huh?

[Bogie Shooter]

CDD - This stands for Community Development District, which is a form of special purpose government in Florida. CDDs are somewhat similar to other forms of government such as towns, municipalities, and cities. In The Villages, there are ten residential CDDs and two Center CDDs which administer the functions of The Villages.

VCCDD - This stands for the Village Center Community Development District. This is the government which provides services, security, fire and emergency medical response, recreation facilities and services, etc., to residents in The Villages area north of highway 466. The VCCDD is a CDD and is often referred to as a Center or Commercial CDD. The actual geographic boundaries of the VCCDD are roughly the downtown area around the Spanish Springs town square, and encompasses most of the area bounded by Avenida Central and Hwy 441/27 with an extension for the area of the Target shopping center.

There are no residents in the VCCDD. Because of this, the developer of The Villages, being the primary landowner in this area, continues to elect all five supervisors, many of whom are business associates, employees, or friends of the developer, and often do not even live here.

The VCCDD administrative/service area includes residential CDDs #1-3, in Sumter County, CDD #4 in Marion County, and also the areas of The Villages in Lake County on either side of highway 441/27. The district manager of the VCCDD is Ms. Janet Tutt.

AAC - This stands for the Amenity Authority Committee, which is a committee of the VCCDD, authorized for the purpose of decision-making on all amenity issues for the VCCDD administrative area north of Hwy 466.

SLCDD - This stands for the Sumter Landing Community Development District. This is the government which provides services, security, fire and emergency medical response, recreation facilities and services, etc., to residents in The Villages area south of highway 466. The SLCDD is also a Center CDD and basically encompasses the downtown commercial area of the Sumter Landing Square. Because there are no residents within the boundaries of the SLCDD, the developer continues to elect the supervisors of the SLCDD as he does for the VCCDD. The SLCDD administers services for residential CDDs #5-10 in Sumter County. Ms. Janet Tutt is also the district manager of the SLCDD.

CDD1, CDD2, ETC. Through CDD10 - The numbered Community Development Districts are the residential districts.

VCDD - This is an abbreviation for Village Community Development Districts. It is not actually a community development district, which creates some confusion among residents. This is the acronym in the LOGO used on many District documents, vehicles, employee shirts, name tags and buildings. It is a collective term that includes all 12 districts located within The Villages. It was incorporated when the decision was made to unify departments which include customer service, community watch, property management, administration and others.

VLS - The Villages of Lake-Sumter, Inc. The Morse family corporation that developed The Villages. We often refer to Mr. Gary Morse as the developer of The Villages. Mr. Morse is the son of the founder of The Villages, Mr. Harold Schwartz, and continues to serve as the President of The Villages of Lake-Sumter, Inc. His son, Mr. Mark Morse, is taking on more and more of the daily executive functions from Gary and now serves as Chief Operating Officer of the VLS.

The Villages - The residential community where we live is referred to as The Villages.

The POA - The POA (The Property Owners' Association of The Villages, Inc.) is the original property owners' association in The Villages, founded in 1975. The POA is an independent organization with no ties to the developer of The Villages which might compromise its ability to speak out for Residents' Rights and the best interests of all Villagers.

The VHA - The VHA (Villages Homeowners' Association) is the larger of the two property owners' associations in The Villages, founded in 1991 with the encouragement and support of the developer of The Villages.

The PWA - The Project Wide Agreement - On August 29, 2003, the SLCDD Board (developer elected) and the CDD5 Board (developer elected at the time) entered into an interlocal agreement identified as the PROJECT WIDE AGREEMENT, stating that its purpose was to provide that the expense of maintaining (certain, listed) project wide improvements is shared equitably among all Districts within the area subject to the Agreement. Over time, the agreement has been amended to now include CDDs 6, 7, 8 and 9 (SR 44 north to CR 466) and the improvements to be maintained now include landscaped rights of way (Buena Vista, Morse, CR 466 and CR 466A) including street lighting and irrigation, entry features (CR 44, CR 466 and CR 466A), lakes, shorelines, conservation, storm water retention and buffer areas, roads and bridges, transportation/recreation trails and tunnels. CDD 9 was included in the fiscal year 2011-12 budget and CDD 10 will be added sometime in the future.

[ssmith]

...it is confusing to see this ...the word bump.....on TOTV (talk of the villages) but it takes a post in danger of dropping off into never never land and bringing it back to the top so others get a chance to add to it.

CYV = a house type called a courtyard villa

[Nlnicholson]

SS Spanish Springs
LSL Lake Sumter Landing
BW Brownwood

[2BNTV]

"FROG" means you are here until you croak!!!

Other lingo is:
1. CYV - Court Yard Villa.
2. LSV - Lifestyle visit.
3. SS - Spanish Springs.
4. LSL - Lake Sumter Landing.
5. FWIW - For what it's worth.
6. IMHO - In my humble opinion.
7. JMO - Just my opinion.
8. BTW - By the way.

That's all I can think of at this moment but there are more.

[Waverunner]

Thank you everyone for your replies. It is most helpful to me and those of us new to TV and TOTV.

So in answer to my original post, (BTW, I got that this is OP), is that we will be Frogs in a couple of years.

[wannab]

Don't forget Snowbirds and Snowflakes....both are outdated versions of the more accurate term "Cloggers".
Cloggers: (noun... Normally found in The Villages during the winter "high season.") As in:They clog up the roads; They clog up the restaurant lines, etc, etc.

[Polar Bear]

Other terms you will become far too familiar with:

DP - Dog poop
SS - Seat saving

;^)

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

"FROG" means you are here until you croak!!!

Other lingo is:
1. CYV - Court Yard Villa.
2. LSV - Lifestyle visit.
3. SS - Spanish Springs.
4. LSL - Lake Sumter Landing.
5. FWIW - For what it's worth.
6. IMHO - In my humble opinion.
7. JMO - Just my opinion.
8. BTW - By the way.

That's all I can think of at this moment but there are more.

Well, "FROG" is also slang for a Frenchman or a French Canadian, and usually not a complement.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Other terms you will become far too familiar with:

DP - Dog poop
SS - Seat saving

;^)

and way too much about pot.


I have stainless steel.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

and way too much about pot...

Yep. Almost added that one myself! ;^)

[TicoTexan]

Q-Tips ... When all you can see behind the steering wheel of a car is a puff of white hair.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

Well, "FROG" is also slang for a Frenchman or a French Canadian, and usually not a complement.

Oui, but I am not french, and was ignorant of this fact.

Mea Culpa.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

and way too much about pot.


I have stainless steel.

I thought you were referring to doggie potty time. Alaways, a poopular thread.