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The Villages
Sunday, May 5, 2024

Longtime AAC member loses re-election bid to newcomer

Ann Forrester

A longtime member of the Amenity Authority Committee has lost her bid for re-election.

Ann Forrester, who has long represented Community Development District 2 on the AAC, lost on Tuesday to Richard Benson. He had 159 votes to Forrester’s 104 votes. Jim Cipollone, a CDD 2 supervisor, came in third with 52 votes.

Sandy Mott will be returning to her seat on the AAC, representing the Lady Lake/Lake County portion of The Villages. She collected 77 votes to challenger Ed Regan’s 56 votes.

The AAC oversees amenities north of County Road 466 in The Villages.

Other victors in the landowner elections are:

Village Center CDD

Bobby Hoopfer –  4 year term

IV Chandler  –  4 year term

Doug Tharp –  2 year term

Sumter Landing CDD

Joe Nisbett –  4 year term

Randy McDaniel –  4 year term

Mike Berning –  2 year term

Brownwood CDD

Lester Coggins –  4 year term

Ken Stoff –   4 year term

Gerry Andrews –  2 year term

CDD  13

Gary Frigiola – 4 year term

Danny Graham – 2 year term

Tom Law – 4 year term

Animal welfare activists will be at Gov. Noem’s event in The Villages

A Village of Bonita resident says she and a group of animal welfare activists will be protesting South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s appearance in The Villages.

Why is there such a negative view of little white crosses?

A Village of Alhambra resident is wondering why some Villagers have such a negative view of little white crosses. Read his Letter to the Editor.

When did my party become so involved in such an extreme position?

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of DeLuna resident wonders when his political party become so involved in such an extreme position when it comes to abortion.

Where was management when Heron Executive Golf Course was ‘fixed’?

A Villager, in a Letter to the Editor, played the newly repaired Heron Executive Golf Course and was left shaking his head. He wonders who was in charge.

The Villages needs to take control of multi-modal paths

A Village of Pine Hills resident, who bicycles with his wife on the multi-modal paths, describes some recent scary encounters. Read his Letter to the Editor.