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Questions
have come up regarding the enforceability of The Villages developer’s
Indemnification and Hold Harmless agreement with the residents of CDD#4.
This is an important legal issue that should determine who will pay the
$168,000 bill to fix the sinkholes on the Nancy Lopez Golf Course. The
fact is the sinkholes are located in the middle of a retention pond on a golf
course owned and operated by the developer for his profit.
The developer’s own construction workers and earth moving equipment
created this pond, based on the developer’s master plan, by removing the
original soil, dirt, rocks, etc. They
may have dug down too deep, so that eventually the thin layer of remaining
soil gave way under the weight of the water and made a sinkhole rupture in the
underground limestone structure inevitable.
However,
this overlooks the fact that the developer had to provide for residential
property water runoff in order to sell homes to the people who now live in
CDD#4. Lastly,
this agreement was entered into between the developer and his own initial,
handpicked board of directors, before the homeowners who now live in CDD#4,
had the opportunity to elect their own board.
It is true that Chapter 190 allows the developer to select the
board until lots are sold and the property owners can select their own
board. However, even this
first board acts as a government or trustee for the benefit of eventual
residents and has a fiduciary duty to protect the interests of the future
property owners. Just
to make a technical point clear, the signatories to the agreement were Mr.
Martin L. Dzuro, Vice-President, signing for the developer, and Mr. Mark
G. Morse, Chairman (and Mr. Dzuro’s boss), signing for CDD#4.
Please note the potential conflict in the dual role played here by
Mr. Morse. The
POA believes that both in law and equity this Indemnification Agreement is
unenforceable against CDD#4 under these facts in a Court of Law.
Furthermore, Mr. Mark G. Morse should be reprimanded and perhaps
held financially accountable for trying to rip off the residents of CDD#4.
This
case is analogous to a situation in which a developer of a condominium forms
and controls a Homeowners’ Association (HOA) before he sells the first
unit. He then has his appointed board agree to indemnify and hold
him harmless for any defects in the construction of the building and
individual units in return for some minor consideration.
Then, when the roof leaks and the elevators won’t work, the
developer demands protection from claims based on the indemnification and
hold harmless agreement. This
sure sounds like a swindle – and we believe that a court of law would
agree. And,
guess who gets swindled? As
a final note, we would urge the supervisors of CDD#4 to pursue legal action
with an independent outside counsel. The
current board attorney has too many ties, we believe, to the developer
through the central government to offer a fully independent opinion.
And,
the two board members who were elected in a landowner election by the
developer, and agreed to this indemnification scheme originally, should
recuse themselves from this question. Actually,
it would be better for them to resign their board seats and allow an
election by residents to fill the vacancies. The
comment is often made that the POA is too negative and complains all the time.
Do you really think this is true? You,
the reader, should study the recent Bulletin issues and articles.
Recent issues have focused on the Nancy Lopez pond sinkhole repair cost
and the purchase of various assets from the developer in an unusual deal for
zero dollars. So,
if the POA points out these issues, is this complaining in a negative sense? If
you think it is, you have missed the point. The
point is that the POA is addressing serious and often under-reported problem in
this community -- and, you need to be informed about these issues.
Your
displeasure, if any, should be directed at the Daily Sun for lack of
comprehensive reporting and our government’s central districts (the VCCDD and
the SLCDD) for poor disclosure of important facts that residents need to know.
You
should not be outraged at the POA for its reporting.
Don’t kill the messenger. If
you review Bulletin stories over the years, you will see that the POA motivation
is to identify issues that, if resolved, will make The Villages an even better
place in which to live. Don’t
you think that residents in The Villages have a right to know the important news
in our community? The POA thinks
so. Don’t
you think that the Daily Sun has a responsibility as our community newspaper to
report the important local news without bias or censorship? The POA thinks so. Don’t
you think that our local central governments should publicize these major issues
for all to know? The POA thinks so. Please
answer “yes” to all of these questions. A
“no” response suggest a totalitarian state where a dictator rules. This
would surely be a company town then! Pity
us if The Villages ever comes to that! Welcome
to the new format of your POA Bulletin. You
will notice immediately that we have made the following changes:
Basically
what happened is that our long-time printer, the Lake News located in Fruitland
Park, was recently bought by another company.
The new company decided to consolidate the Lake News operation into its
Dade City operation. So, we had to
find a new printer. We
are now printed by the production department of the Leesburg Daily Commercial.
We are delighted to be close to home and working with a newspaper
operation that we have long admired. Their
staff has been extremely helpful as we worked our way through all of these
formatting changes. And, although
we had several sleepless nights going through these format changes, we seem to
be over the worst. The
additional four pages are going to be a challenge.
So, we need your help for story ideas, written articles, Cheer &
Jeers items, Letters to the Editor, and any other publishable material that
would be of interest to our readers. If
you have something reasonable and printable, let us see it! Finally,
congratulations and thanks to you the readers!
We couldn’t have made this move without continued support from our
membership and our readers. So, you
the readers were instrumental in making this happen.
Hopefully,
the POA Bulletin will be bigger and better for our readers in the future as it
champions the cause of Residents’ Rights in The Villages. The
POA annual elections are coming up within a few months.
All officer and director positions will be up for a vote and open to all
active members. Nominations
are first due at the October meeting. Elections
will be held at the November meeting. Officers
and directors are sworn in at the December meeting. The term of office begins in January. Please
take a moment to consider how you might participate in the activities of your
POA. We need more people to take an active role in the management
of the POA by running for these officer and director positions.
You may find that the time commitment is less than you think and the
rewards are truly satisfying on a personal basis. So,
please consider running for one of these positions and joining the other
officers and directors in helping to make The Villages an even better place in
which to live. If
you want more information, please call or talk to any other officer or director.
Phone numbers are listed below. The purpose of the POA Hall of Fame is to honor those past POA members who have contributed
significantly to this organization. Any
POA member, past or present, living or deceased, residing in The Villages or
not, can be nominated for this honor. A
waiting period of at least five (5) years must pass from the time of this
person’s most significant contributions before he or she can be nominated to
the Hall. The
process starts with a nomination form that is available now at the POA’s
monthly meetings or from any POA official.
Nominations can only be made by current POA members.
The form will contain the nominee’s name and current contact
information, if available. At least
five (5) co-nominating signatures will be required from the persons making the
nomination. A space will be
provided for an explanation of why this person deserves to be in the Hall of
Fame. This explanation is very
important. Nominations each year
must be received by October 1st. The
POA Board of Directors will review all nominations and make a final decision. Two or three of the most worthy candidates each year will be
selected for induction into the Hall of Fame at the annual POA Holiday Party in
December. Candidates not selected
for induction into the Hall in any given year can be re-nominated in another
year. Members
of the Hall of Fame will be honored for their dedication and selfless
contribution to the POA. Popularity
will not be the deciding factor. The
POA is approaching the 30th anniversary of its founding on November 20, 1975. We have had many members over these 30 years from which to
choose Hall of Fame nominees. Let’s
make this a wonderful celebration of your POA and some of the really dedicated
people who have served in these 30 years to make the POA the great organization
that it continues to be.
If
you see Bulletins laying in the street or the gutter after delivery, or if you
know a house is unoccupied, please pick up the Bulletins and either hold them
for the resident’s return, or discard them.
Thanks. The
regular POA monthly meetings for October 19 has been moved back to the Hacienda
Recreation Center in the Ricardo Montalban room.
Same time and day: 7:00 p.m.
the third Wednesday of the month. The sexual offender and predator website is http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sexual_predators/ We
have the entire local database in a 3-ring binder for viewing at POA monthly
meetings. If
you need help on any elder healthcare issue or problem, please call the Shine
Elder Help line at 1-800-963-5337. You
can also call Harold Barnes, a Villages resident, at 753-8810. Or you can talk to Harold personally at any one of the POA
monthly meetings. He has a table
display and is ready to talk or help. Please remember to renew your 2005 POA Membership now. Please see below! One
of the interesting dynamics of Village life is the ongoing battle between
The Villages and the Sumter County Commissioners reported almost daily in
The Sun. A few of the
commissioners spar with the developer and have a total disregard for
Villagers. Why
should I care? I live in Marion County.
If you were to read The Reporter or The Sun, you would find little if
any complaints concerning Marion County. However,
the on-going battle over who will pay for the sink holes at the Nancy Lopez
Country Club brought to light another issue -- road maintenance.
I hate rumors. So I asked our Marion County Commissioner, Mr. Stan McClain,
for an explanation of the road maintenance issue.
His answer is: “...The
Villages of Marion was platted as a private subdivision, except for Buena
Vista Blvd. which is maintained by the county after certain conditions are
completed by the developer. All
other roads are maintained by the developer or the district.
The county is prohibited by law from spending public money on private
roads. In addition, the
maintenance of these roads was agreed upon with the developer as a condition
for the project approval.” Folks,
if you were not thrilled with sharing 85% of the Lopez sink hole, wait till
the roads in the Marion County area have to be re-done.
Instead of $145,000.00 divided by the 5,189 residents, think
“millions.” If you
thought Sumter County was rough on Villagers, think about the deal The
Villages entered into with Marion County “as a condition for the project
approval” to declare the entire section of Marion County's Villages to be
private roads. How
many of you watch folks with trucks, vans full of kids and sightseers from
who knows where just cruising your “private roads,” entering your
private gates with the touch of a button -- all at your expense.
I recall
specifically when we were just “potential buyers” having our Village
agent tell us about gated communities which were private roads, and a
community with gates (The Villages) where the roads are maintained by the
County. We were cautioned to
consider that when we decided to purchase in the Marion County area, since
they have both types. Guess
they didn't know about “the agreement” either.
My point
is simply that Sumter County Villagers are not the only ones left out by
their county. Seen the Sheriff
cruising inside the gates lately? Watched
your neighbors house burn down lately?
Called the Springdale EMS for an accident right in front of their
building that they would not respond to because they hadn't been informed it
was “their turn”? Gone to a
public library in the southern part of the County?
How about a government satellite office for services such as
passports? Marion,
like Sumter, does not blink when they belly up to the tax trough -- then
spend all the money elsewhere -- I'm not sure on what -- but it is not on
Marion County Villagers. And
you won't hear about it from the Marion County press.
They are busy beating up on Sumter and the developer. You
cannot fight city hall, folks. Everyone
should start a personal slush fund so that in the not too distant future,
when our roads deteriorate, we won't be suffering from the shock of the
bill. It is coming. It seems to me the road issue should have been clearly
explained to Marion County Villagers - just like the sink holes.
Bob and Carolyn Moynihan Last
season a huge percentage of the US flu shot supply was unusable.
It was almost impossible to get flu shots here in The Villages, or
anywhere within 50 miles. Orlando was out of the question, since they had huge lines
also and not enough vaccine. In the seven
years we have lived in The Villages our regular doctor has not given flu shots.
This is the norm, not the exception.
I have gone to other doctors as far away as Bushnell to get shots in the
past. We did not get shots last year, and both of us are over 70,
diabetic, and have heart conditions. We arrived at
Publix last year at 6 a.m. only to be told they had already passed out tickets
for shots to be administered later in the day, and they already were out.
At the same time, there was a fire station in Orange County that had an
excess of 12,000 -- I believe they got 20,000.
Publix had about 200. I don’t
understand why, in a Community comprised of retirees, we have to go to
supermarkets or drug stores to get flu shots.
Why are we not using the LRMC facility on the East side of 441/27 to
administer shots, or our own Villages Hospital? Why isn’t The Villages or the VHA involved in making sure
there are enough flu shots available to cover Villages residents? I would like
to see the Daily Sun involved NOW in making sure that we do not experience the
shortage we did last year here in The Villages.
I would like to see the Daily Sun involved in getting a Clinic set up at
some facility in The Villages to administer those shots in the recreation
centers. Surely we have the space
in one of our facilities -- we have room to do taxes. Perhaps the
Daily Sun could survey doctors, drug stores, and supermarkets to see who is
going to have shots this year, and the number of shots they expect to have.
We know how many old people there are in The Villages, and we know they
should get shots. Your effort
on this problem would be appreciated. I
can assure you there are many people who feel like I do and were extremely
disappointed in the inaction of The Villages in last year’s situation. John
A. Lyons The
heavily traveled tunnel under Buena Vista at the Savannah Center has one
narrow ramp for 2-way traffic and is dangerous.
This need to be corrected or widened before a serious injury.
Also, almost one-half of the trails in districts 2-4 are severely
cracked. This appears the result
of improper design and/or substandard workmanship.
The developer and his contractors should pay for repairs and/or
replacements, not residents! Pat
Bloomberg Editor’s Note:A tunnel fix is in the works. I
was blown away by an article in The Reporter by Bill Koch (7/21/05). Basically he
talked of the probable increases in amenity fees again due to the rising costs
of fuel and minimum wage increases. While all of
this seems to be relatively straightforward stuff, I couldn’t help but think
back to the last time my amenity fees were raised.
Last year, they went from $115.00 to $119.00 when I moved to my new home
in Winifred. Before that I had
previously lived in the Silver Lake area and the amenity fees were $99.00 when I
first moved in there (Nov. 2003). So,
doing the math, my fees went up $20.00 in a year and a half. When the last
increase occurred, I called our Central District to ask why ... I was politely
told that amenity fees were based on the Consumer Price Index, and because the
CPI went up, the amenity fees would go up accordingly. I wanted to
ask a burning question at that time ... if the CPI went down, would the amenity
fees also go down? But,
I simply dismissed the whole thing as an inflationary consequence of living in a
new section of the Villages. Now, here we
are again with another probable amenity fee increase on the way according to the
Reporter. And guess what ... the
CPI has been a flat line for the last two months according to economy whiz Alan
Greenspan. There has been no
increase in the CPI of late down here, so how can they justify raising the
amenity fees for us again? Have the
rules changed again? Are the
amenity fees now being adjusted to some other kind of formula that we aren’t
aware of? Or, is it just a simple
case of -- fuel prices up, minimum wages increased, “let’s turn to Village
residents again and raise their amenity fees again to bail us out because they
are all rich and they can afford the increases”? I’m
confused. Surely, the Central
District would not lie to me about how it determined my last increase, would it?
Did I miss something along the way?
Since when does an increase in fuel prices translate into a raise in the
amenity fees? Fuel prices do play a
small part in the Consumer Price Index along with a host of other items, but
they alone do not necessarily make the CPI go up. I will be
real eager to hear what rational the Central District has for raising our
amenity fees this next time. This
isn’t taxation without representation -- is it? Larry Mckenzie Editor’s
Note: Our central governments are
planning to raise everybody’s amenity fees each year, based on the percentage
increase in the CPI for your individual situation. This will happen whether the additional income for the
Districts is needed or not. Have
you read the Sports section in today's The Villages Daily Sun?
The article is entitled "Buffalo expect to excel on the links." The
"links" referred to in the article are OUR golf courses.
You know -- the ones we pay amenities on.
It begins,
"With the plentiful golf resources available in The Villages..."
Available to Who??? The article
goes on to explain how the children on the school golf teams will have access to
our golf courses to practice on and play all their home games on.
The boy's team will hold their home games at the Glenview golf course and
the girls will play their home games at the Arnold Palmer golf course. Who are these
kids who are slowly invading The Villages Retirement Community?
They are not our children! They
are not our grandchildren! These
kids from the Villages schools are children of workers!!!
They don't pay any amenities and they don't live here -- Yet!
They don't belong using our golf courses or our pools or any of our
amenities! Another issue
was the hiring of two bowling management personnel from Chicago who specialized
in the formation of "children's leagues."
They were placed in the Fiesta Bowl bowling center and proceeded to
launch several "children’s leagues."
The Fiesta Bowl is now flooded with children from all over, but
especially from The Villages schools. When
questioned about these changes, they responded, "it is time."
What do they mean "it is time"? The firing of
the pool monitors was curious. I
never read an explanation as to why -- it couldn't be to save money because they
didn't pay them anything. And the
non-gated security gates makes this all very suspicious. This is a
very serious matter and it involves all of us, not just those of a particular
Village or location. Don't you
think it is time for the POA and its potent newspaper resource to devote some
time pointing out the suspicious promotion of these schoolchildren along with
their obvious infractions? Something
of this magnitude should not be overlooked.
No gate
monitors. No pool monitors. Only one retirement bowling center.
Somebody else's kids on our golf courses.
What could be next?
Sam Pultzer Editor’s
note: The championship golf courses and the bowling facilities are separate,
independent businesses still owned
by the developer. No resident
amenity fees are used for these operations which are open to the public.
The executive golf courses, recreation centers, and pools are owned by
the VCCDD and the SLCDD. Resident
amenity fees are used for these and there are restrictions on the use of these
by the public. The
offices of the Lake County Board of Commissioners are located at 315 W. Main
Street, P. O. Box 7800, Tavares, FL 32778, general phone number: 352-343-9850. A
form is included on the board’s web site for emailing to any of the
commissioners. The board’s internet web site is: http://www.lakegovernment.com/departments/commissioners/ The
board meets in general session in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room
of the Lake County Administration Building in Tavares on the first, third, and
fourth Tuesdays of the month at 9:00 a.m. The
board often meeting in special work sessions on the second Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Each
of the five commissioners resides in their district and is elected by all county
voters in at-large elections for four-year staggered terms.
The
commissioners are: Jennifer
Hill, (Chairman), District 1. Her
e-mail address is: jhill@co.lake.fl.us.
Robert
A Pool, District 2. His e-mail
address is: rpool@co.lake.fl.us.
Term expires November, 2006 Debbie
Stivender, District 3. Her
email address is: e-mail dstivender@co.lake.fl.us. Catherine
Hanson, District 4. Her email
address is: chanson@co.lake.fl.us.
Term expires November, 2006. Welton
Cadwell, District 5. His e-mail
address is: wcadwell@co.lake.fl.us.
Mr. Cadwell has responsibility for much of northern Lake County,
including The Villages. A lifelong
resident of Lake County, Commissioner Cadwell has represented District 5 since
1992. He is a certified funeral
director at Beyers Funeral Home. Term expires November, 2008.
The
Marion County Commissioners hold their regular meetings in the County
Commissions Auditorium at 601 SE 25th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471, at 9:00 a.m. on
the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
This is also their office location and mailing address. The
general phone number is 352-620-3307 to reach any of the commissioners. The general email address for commissioners is: first.last@marioncountyfl.org The
county commission internet web site is: http://www.marioncountyfl.org
The
Board of County Commissioners is the primary legislative and policy-making body
for Marion County. Each commissioner represents one of the five districts in
which they reside. They are elected by all county voters to serve a four year
term. Commissioners
are: Andy
Kesselring, Chairman, District 1. Jim
Payton, District 2. Stan
McClain, District 3, who is the commissioner covering The Marion County
portion of The Villages. His direct email address is stan.mcclain@marioncountyfl.org Randy
Harris, District 4 Charlie
Stone, District 5 The
four-year terms for Commissioners Payton and Harris expire in November, 2006. The
term of Commissioner McClain, who represents The Villages, expires in November,
2008. The
Sumter County Commissioners hold their regular meetings in Room 222 of the
Historic Courthouse in Bushnell at 5:00 p. m. on the second, third, fourth,
and fifth (when applicable) Tuesdays of each month.
Special meeting are often held at other days, times, and locations,
especially during the budget preparation season.
Call
the general phone number at 352-793-0200 (or toll free at 1-866-878-6837) for
more details or to contact a commissioner. The
main office and mailing address of the commissioners is: 209 N. Florida St, Room
206, Bushnell, FL 33513. The
internet web site of the county commissioners is: http://bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/
Starting
in November, 2006, each commissioner will be elected by a county-wide vote. The terms expire in November, 2006, for Commissioners
Chandler and Roberts. The
Commissioners are: Dick
Hoffman, District 1, covering areas of The Villages,
and Oxford, and Wildwood. His
internet Email address is: Dick.Hoffman@sumtercountyfl.gov Joey
Chandler, Chairman of the Board, District 2 covering area of Lake
Panasoffkee, Oxford, Rutland Sumterville, and Coleman.
His internet Email address is: Joey.Chandler@sumtercountyfl.gov Mike
Francis, District 3, consisting of the Villages.
Mr. Francis’ email address is: Mike.Francis@sumtercountyfl.gov Jim
Roberts, Vice Chairman, District 4, consisting of Bushnell, Croom-A-Coochee,
and Nobleton. Mr. Roberts’ email
address is: Jim.Roberts@sumtercountyfl.gov Randy
Mask, District 5, consisting of Beville’s Corner, Center Hill, Tarrytown,
and Webster. Mr. Mask’s email
address is: Randy.Mask@sumtercountyfl.gov The
commissioners of the town of Lady Lake meet at least twice a month, on the first
and third Thursdays, at the town hall at 409 Fennell Blvd., Lady Lake, FL
32159, at 6:00 p.m. In
addition, the commissioners meet for workshops on specific issues.
The switchboard phone number used to reach all commissioners is
352-751-1500. The
commissioners are: Max
Pullen, Ward 1, current mayor, with responsibility for the parts of the town
located on the west side of highway 441/27.
Term expires November, 2005. Lowell
Saxton, Ward 2, responsible for parts of Lady Lake outside The Villages and
primarily on the south side of the town. Ty
Miller, Ward 3, with responsibility for Water Oaks and parts of the central
area of the historic side of The Villages.
Term expires November, 2005. Paul
Hannan, Ward 4, with responsibility for parts of the east and south sides of
the historic side of The Villages and also parts of the west side of highway
441/27. Henryka
Presinzano, Ward 5, with responsibility for parts of the north and northwest
sides of The Villages’ historic side. Term
expires November, 2005. In
addition to these elected officials, the town manager is William
"Bill" Vance at phone number 352-751-1545, and email at bvance@ladylake.org Commissioners
are elected by just the voters in their individual wards. Emails for any commissioner should be addressed to Phyllis at pehart@ladylake.org Some
residents have asked why the POA does an annual survey when the VCCDD also does
an annual survey, generally in the first few months of the year. A
related question is why even do a survey when most residents are perfectly happy
with The Villages and wouldn’t have moved here unless they were happy with
what they saw. On
the first question, the POA has been disappointed with the annual survey done by
the VCCDD. It just seems like that
survey misses the opportunity to address some of the hard issues of concern to
residents. We have often said that
those surveys seems to sidestep the important issues and whitewash the results
of what is surveyed. The
POA has come to view the VCCDD survey as much too general, incomplete, and
lacking in enough details that can be measured on a continuing annual basis. Hopefully,
this POA survey addresses some of these concerns.
Take a look at some of the questions listed on the right.
Don’t you think that we should be asking these questions, getting the
answers, and doing something about any problems uncovered? On
the second question, we agree that most people are happy living here.
But, that doesn’t mean that no issues exist that could be addressed
and, if solved, would make our community an even better place in which to live. So,
let’s do this survey and see what we find.
Let’s not whitewash issues. And,
let’s be honest about what is good and what is not-so-good about The Villages. Maybe we can make this place better for all of us. The
POA has conducted two previous surveys. The
first was conducted in late 2002 and reported on in the February, 2003, issue
of the Bulletin. The second
was conducted in April and May, 2004, and reported on in the June, 2004, issue
of the Bulletin. Both of these
are available for review on the POA website in the archived Bulletin section. As
we report on this 2005 survey in a few months, we will show comparison to the
earlier surveys where appropriate. Rather
than go into details right now on previous surveys, and perhaps influence this
year’s results, let’s just do these general comments listed below: The
earlier surveys showed favorable opinions of The Villages on the general
questions and various resident services.
The
Villages Media Group generally showed good marks for the radio and TV station. The Daily Sun, however, didn’t fare as well and was marked
down for objectivity. The
golf program got so-so marks, but the executive golf program fared better. The
POA scored better than the VHA, but the CIC organization and program seemed to
be little understood. The
lowest scores in both surveys were recorded by various elements of our local
governments. Overall,
the POA was pleased with the past results.
But, we have been disappointed that the VCCDD didn’t act on the several
troubling scores or pick up the format for its annual survey.
That is a shame because we feel the VCCDD survey could benefit from the
stronger format and more pointed questions in the POA survey. Below
is the Third Annual POA Resident Survey.
All residents are asked to spend a few minutes filling out this form,
but, please, just do it once. Please
rate each question with your opinion on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 would be
your highest, best, or most satisfactory rating – all the way down to 1
which would be your lowest, worst, or least satisfying rating.
A rating of 5 would be an average, or middle-of-the-road, answer. If you have no opinion or no information about a question, or
it does not apply to you, please put in “NR” (No Rating) for that
question. Then,
either bring this form to the next POA membership meeting or you can mail it
to: The POA Survey, P.O.Box 1657, Lady Lake, FL 32158.
Thanks
in advance for your help in completing this survey. Results and commentary
will be published in a future issue of the POA Bulletin.
Rating
1.
_________
Entertainment Programs on the Town Squares
2. _________ Overall
Safety and Security in The Villages
3. _________ Traffic
in The Villages
4. _________ The
Cleanliness of Villages Streets and Common Areas
5. _________ Landscaping
in Common Areas throughout The Villages
6. _________ The
Neighborhood Watch Service
7. _________ The
Villages Trash (Garbage) Service
8. _________
The Villages Water Utility Service
9. _________ Emergency
Fire Services 10.
_________ Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) 11.
_________ The
Villages Regional Hospital 12.
_________ The
Lifelong Learning Center 13.
_________ The
Monthly Amenity Fee 14.
_________ The
Yearly Assessments in Your CDD or Town 15.
_________ The
Original Construction Bond on your Property 16.
_________ The Daily
Sun Newspaper, in General 17.
_________ The Daily
Sun Newspaper, Objectivity of Reporting 18.
_________ The
Villages TV Station, in General 19.
_________ The
Villages Radio Station, in General 20.
_________ The
Property Owners’ Association (POA), in General 21.
_________ The POA
Newsletter, The Bulletin 22.
_________ The
Villages Homeowners’ Association (VHA), in General 23.
_________ The VHA
Newspaper, The Villages Voice 24.
_________ The
Community Improvement Council (CIC), in General 25.
_________ The
Villages District Manager, Mr. Pete Wahl 26.
_________ The VCCDD
District Administrator, Ms. Monica Andersen 27.
_________ The SLCDD
District Administrator, Mr. John Rohan 28.
_________ The
Developer of The Villages, Messrs. Gary or Mark Morse 29.
_________ The
Villages Center District (VCCDD) Government 30.
_________ The
Sumter Landing District (SLCDD) Government 31.
_________ The Local
CDD or Government Unit in Which You Live 32.
_________ If you
live in Sumter County, Your Board of Commissioners 33.
_________ If you
live in Marion County, Your Board of Commissioners 34.
_________ If you
live in Lake County, Your Board of Commissioners 35.
_________ If you
live in the Town of Lady Lake, Your Board of Commrs. 36.
_________ Condition
of the Executive Golf Courses 37.
_________ Condition
of the Championship Golf Courses 38.
_________ The
Priority Golf Program 39.
_________ Greens
Fees on the Championship Golf Courses 40.
_________ Idea of
turning Chula Vista into a Recreation Center 41.
_________ Plans for
a new Hotel behind the Rialto Theater 42.
_________ Idea of a
Tax to Support The Villages Regional Hospital 43.
_________ Adequacy
of Disclosure Information Given to You when You
Bought Your House Here in The Villages 44. _________
Developer’s Idea to Have Residents Pay to Fix Sinkholes 45. _________
Adequacy of Important Information Provided by our CDDs 46. _________
Idea of Mail Delivery to Homes rather than to a Postal Station General
Comments:__________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Please
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The POA Survey
P.O. Box 1657
Lady Lake, FL
32158-1657 Thank
You ! Please,
vote just once. October
19, 2005 THE
NEXT POA GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING Third
Wednesday of the Month – 7:00 p.m. Hacienda
Center—Ricardo Montalban Room The
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