Village Center Community Development District

The Villages (population: approx. 130,000 residents) is a master-planned retirement community located mainly in Sumter County, Florida, United States, but also includes portions of Lake and Marion counties. The Villages is developed and maintained using several Community Development Districts (CDD). The CDD is a form of special purpose local government available under Florida law; approximately 225 communities in Florida currently use this form of government. The Villages currently operates 14 CDDs. Ten of the CDDs cover the various areas of The Villages where residents own homes, and provide and maintain the roads and transportation paths, storm water systems and structures, underground utilities, curbs and gutters, and street lights. The costs of building and maintaining this infrastructure are paid for by annual special assessments included in the property tax bill. The remaining CDDs provide water and sewer utility services, recreation, security services, fire protection an...