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Old 07-07-2022, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonanza View Post
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!
As said many many times. The gates are there to protect the golf carts and to slow down careless drivers. Safety always has a cost. Most of the time the car/person that knocks down the gate pays the costs. It doesn’t cost you or me…
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