Bob Rossmann, First Eleceted Supervisor

At today's land owners meeting, and for the first time ever by registered, eligible voters, Bob Rossmann was elected to Seat 5 of the West Villages Improvement District. He represents the first voice on the board of individual property owners living in the district. Of course the other four board members were installed last month by the new master developer of the district, Mattamy Homes. During the regular monthly board meeting which followed the land owners meeting, the new supervisors were very passive, responding to staff's prompting of agenda items and voting on same.

The district manager did state during the land owners meeting that the sale of property to Mattamy Homes last month DID NOT include the 164 acre parcel at the corner of US 41 and West Villages Parkway. That property remains in the hands of Fourth Quarter Properties and another partner developer who hopefully still intend to put a Publix shopping center there. According to the district manager, this development team still has to work through some serious debt issues, not the least of which is about $5 million in past due district assessments on the property. It doesn't look like Publix will be starting construction anytime this year at that location. Even early 2015 is questionable in my opinion. What a shame!

Just what Mattamy Home's future plans are for WVID still remain a mystery. We will all have to wait and see as these new supervisors begin to assert themselves on the direction the West Villages will take.