The most recent meeting of the West Villages Improvement District
Supervisory Board was held last Tuesday, March 24th. The meeting
book, which includes the approved minutes from the last meeting as well as
the current meeting outline and supplemental materials, can be found at the WVID.org website. The meeting itself was generally uneventful,
but some interesting new topics and developments to previously discussed items
were raised.
One item that is under consideration is the expansion of district
boundaries. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, a new medical
facility is of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System is planned by SCF. The
specific nature and type of the facility was not discussed, but it was
mentioned that SMH plans to use the location to coordinate efforts with SCF
nursing school. This could be quite a benefit to the neighborhood, but the real
relevance to the WVID entity relative to expansion is in the use of district
infrastructure (roads). Also, IslandWalk at the West Villages was permitted for
expansion by the City of North Port, but this also is not currently in the
plans laid out for the unit.
As time has passed and plans have changed, including potential changes as
in the district boundary expansion, it was mentioned that a revised methodology
of assessment may be warranted. Yes, even the suggestion of reviewing the
annual assessments billed with taxes strikes an immediate, white-hot flame of
fear. However, it was said that it is strongly felt that changes going forward
will translate to a reduction in these bills, and since that statement came
from a voice of experience, that is actually fairly reassuring.
Also, three past items that are progressing or resurfacing:
- ® Candidates for district engineering services have been reviewed, and the top 3 will offer presentations and answer questions at the next meeting.
- ® Sod replacement along the 41 corridor has been revived. Responsibility for comprehensive review and recommendations generation has been placed with Mike Smith, the district's Operations Supervisor.
- ® There may be a possibility of getting the DOT to permit the traffic light on 41 at the entrances of the current communities. This (permit) being sought. The responsibility for installation, though, falls on the developers. So, district representatives are about to open that dialogue with them.
If you'd like more
information on anything in particular, just let me know. Also, I would love any
feedback on what you would like to see for future blog topics.
Thanks for reading
and have a blessed day!
Ali
If you are considering purchasing a home in this community, please let me
assist you. My services and extensive resources are of no cost to you, and in
most instances, I am able to save home buyers some money. I do not work for any of the wonderful
builders in the West Villages Improvement District, or any others for that
matter. My services and information (including the resources provided on all
of my
websites) are wholly independent of these developers. No other independent
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assist with your transaction serves also to fund these resources to keep them
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Look forward to hearing from you!
Ali
Aileen “Ali” Johnston, MHA
(currently working on an MBA in Real Estate)
Realtor®, Hoover Realty LLC
Mobile: 941-539-5771
