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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Bid documents reveal more clues about Costco in The Villages

Bid documents have revealed more clues about the planned Costco Wholesale store coming to The Villages.

Costco has been a hot topic in The Villages since it was recently revealed that a store is planned at a site near Hobby Lobby at Buffalo Ridge Plaza.

Villages-News.com has obtained bid documents that are revealing a few more clues about the proposed Costco.

The store will be 162,000 square feet. Construction, site excavation and other work could cost up to $20 million.

The start date for the project is expected to be Oct. 7 and the store should be completed one year later. The store is expected to open before the end of 2025.

Who is looking into fraud and waste in the amenity budgets in The Villages?

A Village of Collier resident, who is a certified fraud examiner, wonders if anyone is looking into potential fraud and waste in the amenity budgets in The Villages.

It’s gotten too crowded in The Villages

A Village of Gilchrist resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends it’s simply gotten too crowded due to overbuilding.

We have been told so many lies about ‘build out’

A Village of Chatham resident, who has been in The Villages for 20 years, asks when it comes to growth when is “enough, enough?”

Proper maintenance of infrastructure in The Villages ‘non-existent’

A resident describes a pipe problem that is occurring over and over again in his cul-de-sac. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Letter writer missed out on value of golf to The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Buttonwood resident criticizes a previous letter writer who may have missed the point about the value of golf in The Villages.