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The Villages
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Maintenance of ponds at Fenney will now be paid by PWAC

Maintenance of ponds in Community Development District 12 will now be paid by the Project Wide Advisory Committee.

The ponds are located in the Village of Fenney and the other villages springing up in the newest areas of The Villages south of State Road 44.

The Villages District Office has had a long-term contractual relationship with Clarke Aquatic Services Inc. for treatment of the ponds for problems like hydrilla and algae.

Clarke Aquatic Services administers an anti-algae treatment at a pond in The Villages.

The current Clarke Aquatic contract with the Project Wide Advisory Committee, which includes representation from the community development districts located south of County Road 466, is $343,768. By adding the ponds in CDD 12 at a cost of $12,274, the annual contract will be $356,042.

It’s cruel to send 90-year-old seniors to prison

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Winifred resident argues that it’s cruel to send 90-year-old seniors to prison.

Careless woman shouldn’t be suing The Villages

A Village of Rio Grande resident lashes out a woman suing The Villages after an accident. Read her Letter to the Editor.

We need mandatory driving tests for older drivers

A Village of Gilchrist resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says mandatory driving tests could have prevented some of the hit-and-run driving cases we’ve seen in The Villages.

We all have to be held accountable for our actions

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Hadley resident says we all have to be held accountable for our actions.

Checking IDs varies by location

A Village of De La Vista North resident offers an observation about the checking of IDs. Read his Letter to the Editor.