Former Governor (and now United States Senator) Rick Scott praised The Villages in a recent interview with The Villages Daily Sun.
The developer has been a big supporter of Rick Scott, and Scott has visited the community many times over the years.
“Like so many vibrant, growing communities around our state, the progress and success of The Villages is a testament to Florida’s booming economic turnaround over the past eight years,” Scott said in a recent exclusive Daily Sun interview. [The Villages Daily Sun]
In other news…
It's been a few months since we've talked about new sinkholes popping up, which is great, but the sinkholes that occurred over the last year or so are still causing headaches for those that live nearby [Villages-News]
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The Project Wide Advisory Committee (PWAC) is considering spending $340,000 to install chair lifts at pools that do not yet have them. Residents seem to be near evenly split as to whether this is a good use of funds. [Villages-News]
According to Villages-News, nearly 400 golf carts turned out for the Villagers for Trump club turned out last Saturday for a “Build the Wall” golf cart parade: