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Old 10-16-2022, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jandj1987 View Post
In 2010 when we first came down it was security or it felt like it was for security. I don’t disagree that traffic control could also be a reason. I know one of the gates that I find to be a PITA is the gate on Del Mar. Traffic tends to back up there because it’s a 4-way stop and people are lined up to get thru the gate. People need to relax. I don’t just mean retirees either.
I'm here since 2009 and I never thought those gates are for security. There is a red button anyone can push to enter the villages. Where is the security in that? There is none. Those gates are to slow traffic down so golf carts can proceed at the gates.
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