and Participate in your local government to guarantee the sustainability of The Villages. That is a sentence taken from the first page of the CDD overview in my Resident Academy binder that I received prior to my attending the Academy several weeks ago.\u00a0 Many people have expressed concern about the future of The Villages.\u00a0 It is my opinion that you should not be at all if you understand our local government which is\u00a0Special Districts, ours being a Community Development District.\u00a0\u00a0You, we and\u00a0me are in charge of our District’s future, and\u00a0that is why it is important to learn and\u00a0understand\u00a0how\u00a0they\u00a0govern\u00a0.\u00a0 One really easy way to get started is to attend the Resident Academy, which will clearly explain how it works.\u00a0 Janet Tutt, our District Manager not only does an excellent job overseeing our Districts but she also does an excellent job of explaining how it works.\u00a0 Directors\u00a0from all the Departments were there and gave a\u00a0slide presentation of their roles in the District:\u00a0 Human Resources, Budget, Finance, Operational Manager, Buyer, Recreation, Public Safety, Golf\u00a0Management, Customer and Support Services, Landscape Manager, Property Manager to name most of them.\u00a0I apologize if I missed a Department.\u00a0 I attended with a lively group of residents with lots of questions, but\u00a0the program moves along at record speed just as everything in the Villages seems to do.\u00a0It was two\u00a01\/2 days and even included a tour of our\u00a0Waste Water Treatment Plant.\u00a0 I debated whether I\u00a0really needed to go there and decided I did.\u00a0\u00a0As I am with all our facilities, \u00a0I came away extremely impressed and in awe of the\u00a0entire\u00a0operation.\u00a0 It’s said that everything in The Villages is top notch, well you can now add the treatment of our waste water.\u00a0 I know we are all busy working on our retirement but I highly recommend giving two 1\/2 days up to learn the inner workings of our community, it is fascinating.\u00a0 If I did not get you interested in the first tour,\u00a0there was also\u00a0a tour of the new Firehouse south of Rt.#466A…that has to be a fireman’s dream to work out of that or\u00a0any one of The Villages firehouses.\u00a0\u00a0 If I was younger and stronger I just might apply for the job.\u00a0\u00a0I hope after reading this you\u00a0would\u00a0like to attend.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You can do just that by calling Customer Service at 753-4508 and signing up.\u00a0 Happy learning and understanding…<\/p>\n
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