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The Villages
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Villages issues reminder about leashing and picking up after pets

The Villages District Office is reminding Villagers that all dogs are required to be on a leash at all times. Dogs are not allowed off leash on any athletic field or other public areas. Do not allow pets to play and walk on common area landscaping.

In addition:

• Owners are responsible for picking up after their pet. Please take all waste home for disposal. Do not use storm drains, postal or recreation facilities for disposing of solid waste and plastic bags.

• Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties and Lady Lake have authority of animal services. Residents are asked to follow all county ordinances regarding pets.

• Dog owners are responsible for any injuries caused by their dog.

• Dogs must wear current license tags and have up to date vaccinations.

Serious top-down management failure in The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Collier resident has been studying the golf course crisis in The Villages and has concluded there has been a serious top-down management failure.

Let them keep the fence!

A Village of Palo Alto resident, in a Letter to the Editor, expresses support for a couple in The Villages fighting to keep a fence to keep out elements of the outside world.

There are truly wonderful people in The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of DeLuna resident expresses thanks for a kind couple who did him a huge favor. He does not know them, but he is very grateful.

Thank You Marsha Shearer

A Village of Piedmont resident expresses his thanks to Marsha Shearer for information in her recent Opinion piece. But we sense a little sarcasm.

People have a right to feel safe in their homes

A Fruitland Park woman who regularly travels on Cherry Lake Road expresses support for a Village of Caroline couple fighting to keep stockade-style fence to protect their property. Read her Letter to the Editor