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The Villages Democratic Club is seeking a Treasurer, which is a volunteer Officer’s position on the Board of Directors.

Primary Duties    

• Deposit checks, such as donations or payment of dues 
• Pay bills from vendors 
• Review monthly bank balance 
• Present monthly Treasurer’s Report to the Board 
• Attend monthly Board meetings 
• Lead annual budget process                                                            yielding a budget for fiscal year as of July 1 
• Control Club credit card

Interested volunteers: please send a 1 or 2 paragraph note expressing why you are interested in this position and if you have any related experience. Click here to submit

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Breakfast

Wednesday, November 11 at 9:00 am

Panera Bread, 1010 Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, FL 32162

Susan Houston: houdem93@gmail.com

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All Members Meeting

Saturday, November 14

9:00 am for Socializing

Collecting:

Non-perishable food for FOOD PANTRY 

Food and items for DOGS AND CATS

10:00 am for Presentations/Speakers

• Bill Knudson, Club Pres, news and the economy
• Debbie Farris, Sumter County Dem Party Chairperson
• Treva Roberts, Lake County Dem Party Chairperson
• Harry Lumpkin, (Retired) Colonel US Army,                                            Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund

Colony Cottage Rec Center, 510 Colony Blvd, 32162

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Lunch

Thursday, November 19 at noon

McAllister Deli, 3630 Kiessel Road, The Villages, FL 32163

Susan Houston: houdem93@gmail.com

Join the Wine Society

The Villages Democrats are forming a wine society.

Members will meet once a month to socialize and share their favorite wines.

For more information contact Laura and Paul Scannevin at lscannevin@gmail.com

Please note The Villages Democratic Club does not supply any alcohol.

Meet, Greet & Eat with like minded Singles

The Club's "Meet, Greet & Eat Singles" group welcomes new members.

Visit with coordinators Linda Ballou and Mary Ferguson at

the monthly membership meetings, or email them.

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Please attend the November 6th Meeting!

WHAT: Education Forum

WHEN: Sunday, November 15, 2:00pm

WHERE: Seabreeze Recreation Center 

WHO: Julie Nester, Executive Director, Lake-Sumter State College Foundation. She'll discuss how the Foundation is helping students achieve their goals while strengthening our local workforce.

Please join us. Everyone is welcome!

Questions? Call Marsha at 352-259-4163

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Live Music with the Blue Crew

Monday, November 23 at 5:00 pm

Brownwood Paddock Square

Bill Knudson: bill.knudson@yahoo.com 

Articles concerning fighting the establishment of Data Centers.

https://www.villages-news.com/2026/08/01/real-estate-firm-buys-1450-acres-south-of-the-villages-for-40-million/

https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/08/31/marion-county-considering-moratorium-to-pause-data-center-development-for-12-months/

https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/1528/Data-Centers

https://www.datacenterbans.com/

https://nodatacentercitrus.org/

https://www.planetizen.com/features/137430-legislating-data-centers-interactive-tour

https://sumtercountyfl.nextrequest.com/

 In February 2025, the Sumter County BOCC approved updates to the Sumter County Economic Development Targeted Business Industry Incentive Guidelines to incentives manufacturing, large and small fulfillment center, data centers and agribusiness (research and development).

The BOCC may have put a pause on all incentives and data centers may not be eligible anymore: https://sumterbusiness.com/

My understanding of the sequence is that the company would need to submit their plan to the County Planning Staff.  They would evaluate and then turn it over to the Special Magistrate who will have a town hall meeting in Center Hill.  If the Special Magistrate approves, it will go to the Center Hill Commissioners for a vote.  The County Commissioners may not have much say over the project.

The attached Zoning Practice PDF gives general-but-just-specific-enough information that can lead down all sorts of thought processes and towards lines of defense.

Hopefully we can get a group to take this on as a project as many on this email will be tied up with the November Election.

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