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Old 03-16-2017, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ditka41 View Post
Obviously, you missed my point. We do have an open gate policy because it doesn't keep anyone out. Call it what you will, but it's not secure! If the roads through Finney are not county roads, then possibly they could utilize true gates that are only for the residents and not just anybody who drives up like we have here now. I understand the reasoning about our "county roads", etc. but currently ours are open to everybody, and there is no security involved. Actual secure gates would be a very attractive feature.
There is no doubt about true gated community being an attractive feature.

But also know the amenity fees would be going up substantially to apply the appropriate security in a true gated mode.

In addition there would be a substantial slow down of the flow of traffic as there would be the process of validating non villages residents.

We lived in a true gated community. 100% loved it. It was not a community with hundreds of thousands of homes and the support traffic required. If your name was not on the list at the guard shack as authorized by a resident you were not allowed access.

So as the saying goes be careful what you wish for and know and understand the consequences.