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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Community Improvement Council now offering special flashers for pets

Members of the Community Improvement Council will be at the Browndwood Farmers Market  from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The CIC asks for a $5 donation for each flasher with lanyard, and for the new dog bone-shaped flashers.

The Brite@Nite program is an on-going program to ensure that members of the community are visible to vehicular traffic when they are walking, riding a bicycle, or walking a dog.  The flashers have three different light patterns to increase visibility.

The CIC is now offering special flashers for pets.

Organizations wishing to obtain bulk amounts may contact the CIC at flashers@villagescic.org

The Community Improvement Council (CIC) was organized in 1985 to serve the community as a liaison between the residents, the Community Development Districts (CDDs), and the Developer. The CIC members provide a voice for the ideas and suggestions that are provided by residents of The Villages. Many aspects of The Villages lifestyle are the result of CIC efforts to turn ideas into reality.  These include, but are not limited to, the following:  numbers on the golf car tunnels; mirrors at the tunnels; the Adopt-A-Bench program; handicap lift chairs at the Regional Recreation Center pools; traffic flow signs at the traffic circles; wheelchairs for the recreation centers and the town squares.  They are currently researching other possible projects that meet their mission of “improving the Lifestyle for Villages residents.”

There are Suggestion Forms at each Postal Station, where a resident may write any questions or concerns they have, then deposit the completed form in the locked box provided. CIC members check each box weekly and will contact the resident about the suggestion.

The CIC meets monthly to review resident suggestions to enhance or improve life in The Villages. Members of the CIC follow-up as needed, and personally contact each resident who submits a suggestion.

For more information about the Community Improvement Council (CIC), visit their website:  villagescic.org.

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