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Old 03-15-2021, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Pairadocs View Post
Just go through the "visitor" line at a manned gate; usually shorter line anyway and since no one really needs a card since it is not a private community, just take the easy lane..... LOL ! Also, not all, but MANY people working the gates DO open them during rain (VERY nice of them, but not all do this curtsey !)
Transponders would be GREAT, but again, probably just another expense to the residents like the $50 cards to get in a line of 12-17 cars to enter their own public streets..... LOL ! Perhaps if "guards" (greeters) were discontinued, that would save enough to give all residents a transponder cost free, but of course that would also put many of our friends and neighbors out of jobs they depend on to supplement their retirement income, so.... there is always a downside !
More like $15 and 0-3 cars