To the Editor:
Isn’t it interesting that once again The Villages invokes the – “this is The Villages – you chose to move here – we make the rules – you don’t like the rules – leave” statement. CDD 4 Chairman Paul Kelly said certain residents are told that a white cross is a lawn ornament and cannot be displayed because they signed a contract.
CDD stated, “We cannot change the deed restrictions. You signed a contract,” Kelly said. “We all signed them. It has nothing do with religion. It’s all about lawn ornaments.” Wrong – it is about religion and the fact that someone, probably an agnostic, complained about it. Why doesn’t CDD just amend that and stop acting against residents’ Freedom of Religion?
Raymond McClean
Village of Pinellas
