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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore2
That might be the excuse given now, but originally (in doing some research and talking to those who have been here 15+ years) the developer thought that he could make this a gated community...in the true sense of the term.
That ill-conceived thought was quickly put to rest, when the county explained that since they were the ones who owned and were responsible for the roads (except the Villas)...he couldn't do that.
I will say that your point has merit as far as letting carts cross, but there are so many other locations where the carts cross in front of the gates or where no gates exist at all...I'm personally not really buying that as the primary reason they're still there. 
It's my honest opinion that the developer is continuing to try and convey some type of security (that doesn't really exist)....by leaving the gates and gate guards in place.
Just my $.02 worth.  |
If you want to read a lot of different and sometimes intense and varied opinions about gates here in The Villages just type "gates" into the search feature above. There are almost as many gates threads as there are roundabout and dog poop ones.
Here is one for you to enjoy;
Exit gates Duh !!
I think the gates slow the traffic enough so that golf cart traffic can safely cross the street. That is what I think.