My wife subsequently called the police station and spoke with the officer boss.
She was told that because the problem is so common in The Villages that the police do not have the resources to deal owner's driveways being blocked. Therefore, they do not issue tickets or citations for workmen blocking access to an owner's driveway or garage. I would suggest that the reason it is so common is that the offenders know that there is no adverse consequences or cost associated with them parking anywhere they want. I would suggest that if the offenders were cited or ticketed when they violate a law that they would be less inclined to continue to ignore the rules that they find inconvenient and that they rest of us live by the problem will only continue to get worst. I do not believe that you solve a problem by ignoring it. In fact I wonder if the reason that the problem is as common as the police claim is because the police are have chosen to avoid the problem rather than deal with it.
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