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Originally Posted by Bonanza
The solution is to get rid of the gates. YES -- get rid of them! Many would like to believe that they control traffic. Nonsense! The developer put them there to make would-be buyers believe they are buying into a truly gated community. Between the maintenance of the gates, utilities, and salaries for those keystone cops who "man" the gates, it costs well over a million dollars a year. That money could surely be put to better use!
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We should keep the gates to slow down traffic BUT eliminate the attendant. They certainly could be reassigned to the rec centers or as patrol drivers. The gate attendants at the Boone gate tend, more often than not, to simply raise the gate and wave folks through, meaning that they neither stop nor slow them down...but enablec them to enter to intersection at a pretty decent speed. If the attendant wasn't there, everyone would have to stop as they are supposed to do. The attendant creates a dangerous situation in their desire perhaps to be a nice person.