Sumterville
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Officials appear ready to seal off illicit entry point to The Villages
Officials appear ready to seal off an illicit entry point to The Villages. The Amenity Authority Committee will take up an agenda item this week, simply under the heading, “Palermo/Lady Lake Multi-Modal Path Access.” There is no supporting documentation explaining the agenda item. A path from the Lady...
Developer backing Villager challenging incumbent Wildwood official
The Developer is backing a Villager who is challenging an incumbent Wildwood official. Phil Montalvo of the Village of Linden is hoping to unseat longtime Commissioner Julian Green. Montalvo is enjoying the financial backing of The Villages, according to a campaign disclosure on file with the Sumter County Supervisor of...
Lake County Announces Temporary Closure of Parks for Nematode Treatment: Umatilla, Sorrento, Minneola, Leesburg Areas Affected
For those looking to enjoy some outdoor sports or simply lounge on the grass at your favorite community spots, heads up: several lakefront parks will be off-limits early next week. A nematode treatment is being applied to the Bermuda grass at different ballfields and multipurpose fields to address infestations that, unchecked, could do a number on the verdant expanses we take for granted, according to Lake County, Florida.
WEEKEND TOP PICKS: FREE events to keep the holiday fun going
OCALA, FL (352today.com) – We hope you still have energy after enjoying all the fun and fireworks on the 4th of July, because North Central Florida isn’t short on things to do this weekend. We know that celebrations like Independence Day can require a lot of preparation. Stocking...
The Villages pricing elderly residents out of their homes
I have lived in The Villages for 23 years and I’m very concerned about the amenities going out of reach for people on fixed incomes. We want to enjoy our homes until we are called out of this world, but it seems that things are getting out of hand and costs are rising. You are pricing the elderly out of their homes and that is unfair. We have worked hard all our lives to enjoy retirement and now find ourselves having to return to work just to stay in our homes. We need a cap on our amenities so we can stay.
Amenity fees are squeezing older residents relying on Social Security
The amenity fees were not supposed to go past $155 they are clear up to $198 now and I like everyone else live by myself and on my Social Security but it’s not going to cut it in the months to come if they don’t cut back our amenity fees.
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