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The Villages
Friday, September 22, 2023

DOT stands firm in opposition to stoplight at U.S. 301 and County Road 472

The Department of Transportation is standing firm in its opposition to a stoplight at U.S. 301 and County Road 472 in Wildwood.

“As a city and county we are disappointed,” Jason McHugh, Development Services Coordinator for the city of Wildwood.

A Kangaroo gas station built there has dramatically increased activity at the intersection.

The topic came up Wednesday evening at the Wildwood Citizens Advisory Committee.

“It’s amazing what one little gas station can do,” said CAC Chairman Ron Reader.

McHugh noted that some high-density apartment complexes are also in the planning stages for nearby the intersection.

Frivolous lawsuits in The Villages

A Leesburg resident, in a Letter to the Editor, comments on apparently frivolous lawsuits in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.

Spending millions to widen Morse Boulevard will not make it safer

A Village of Hacienda North resident argues that spending millions of dollars to widen Morse Boulevard will not make it safer.

Trump tried to overturn our democracy

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Silver Lake resident contends that former President Trump tried to overturn our democracy.

My Trump Derangement Syndrome has gotten far worse

A Village of Virginia Trace resident reports that his Trump Derangement Syndrome has gotten far worse. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Has Gov. DeSantis turned his back on Christian community?

A local Christian-based counseling program is in serious trouble and there are questions as to whether Gov. DeSantis has turned his back on the Christian community.