Don Deakin, who has been an involved resident of The Villages for more than 24 years, will host the Q&A meeting, which will be held Monday, June 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center.
More than nine years ago, Deakin hosted the first Q&A meeting ever held in the history of The Villages. His purpose was to provide residents with the opportunity to come together, ask questions, get answers, share concerns, offer suggestions, seek solutions and address rumors.
These Q&A meetings are open to all Villages residents and their guests. The meetings provide an informal setting with no agenda, no restrictions on topics and no speaking time limits. And because residents choose the topics, each meeting will be different.
June is the month when local governments throughout Florida, including The Villages, must approve and submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year, which are also open to residents for public participation…