Subject: Administrative Message - Special Notification to All Newsletter Subscribers

Date: 9/30/2022

Severe Weather Preparations – UPDATED 9/30/2022

We appreciate your patience and assistance as the District secured facilities in preparation for Hurricane Ian.  While emergency management continues to be a function of the county in which you reside, the District works extremely hard in ensuring the safety of District staff, residents of The Villages and District facilities.  

District Property Management has begun their assessment of our stormwater system, water retention areas and roadway debris.  

All District Administrative Offices have resumed normal business hours as of Friday, September 30, 2022.  

Recreation Facilities – Indoor & Outdoor

All indoor and outdoor Recreation Facilities, including swimming pools, will resume normal business hours on Saturday, October 1, 2022. For your health, safety and well-being please DO NOT ENTER any facility or park vehicles in the parking lots until it has been cleared and opened by The Villages Public Safety Department or other appropriate agency. We greatly appreciate your understanding and patience.  

Executive Golf Courses

All Executive Golf Courses will open on Saturday, October 1, 2022, with the exception of the following courses: 

• Silver Lake – closed until further notice

• Sweet Gum – closed until further notice

• Palmetto – closed until further notice

• Sandhill – closed until further notice

• Okeechobee – closed until further notice

• Escambia – closed until further notice

• El Diablo – closed until further notice

• Amberwood – closed until Tuesday, October 4, 2022

• Heron – closed until Tuesday, October 4, 2022

• Pelican – closed until Tuesday, October 4, 2022

• First Responders Putting Course and Multi-Purpose Field – closed until Monday, October 3, 2022

Other Information 

• Community Watch will begin placing the gate arms back on all of the gates on Saturday, October 1, 2022.  As you approach a gate in which the gate arm has been removed, please use caution and stop before proceeding. 

• Irrigation may continue to run along common areas and roadways to lower the water levels in water retention areas.  This is done to ensure adequate capacity of the storm water management system. 

Please stay tuned to DistrictGov.org for additional information and updates. To receive the most up-to-date information, please ensure you are signed up to receive e-Notifications.  To sign up, please click on the following link:  https://www.districtgov.org/newsletter/newsletter.aspx .