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Originally Posted by Pairadocs
From time to time there are posts, like that one about all the terrible things that "might" happen as a result of a new family area, that make me wonder: Do people KNOW there ARE very exclusive retirement areas, with ACTUAL "gates" with security, no one can enter without the security calling first. Over the years I've noticed a number of people get the idea The Villages is that kind of exclusive area ! ? If that is what they are seeking, why not buy into one of them, there are many, many, many to choose from in Florida.
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Yes we thought this was that kind of place when we first visited, and when we saw the old CD that they'd send when you asked them for information. There was nothing specified about gates being only for traffic. Instead, they provided some footage of people having to go through gates, with a nice person in a booth letting them in.
The advertising gave the PERCEPTION of a gated community. So there was no reason to question if it really was or not, when we got here for the first time and saw that yes indeedie - there's the gate for "residents" and there's the one for "visitors." We didn't look at the red button, because we didn't have to. We had an actual person lifting the gate for us.
We probably didn't realize it was /not/ an actual gated community until our third visit. That's when we took the golf cart to an area that had a gate but no booth for someone to stand in and let you through. That was when we noticed the red button.