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Originally Posted by Normal
Can the Amenity Authority Committee close a golf cart gate to Villages amenities? The wood shop would be inaccessible by golf cart. We pay 95 dollars a year for its use. I had the understanding that the shop is Villages owned. I don’t see how they can seal off the gate if we all maintain paying our dues. I guess the driving range would be tough to get to too.
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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I would suggest a gate be installed, but this one would require a valid VILLAGES ID CARD to open the gate, no RED button and no normal gate card that can be easily duplicated. I know this will be a problem for the people that forget their card, but I guess a backup would be a phone call to community watch to remotely open the gate.
Signs would need to be added that the Villages ID card is required for the return trip, actually after thinking about this, the villages ID should be required for BOTH directions, this way the villager will have a way to get back in.
I do agree that cutting of this access is not a good idea, I have used the driving range (I access by car) but not the wood workers shop.
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I read the same article and found the proposal very disturbing. In addition to access to the wood shop, access to the seasonal farmers market (the Spanish Springs farmers market has been permanently moved to Brownwood), driving range, golf instructors who give lessons at the range, and the dog park (membership only), would all be choked off. This would be a serious blow to both the lifestyle of many Villagers living in the area as well as the business that operate out of the Lady Lake facility. Many part time Villages residents periodically fly to their Villages homes throughout the year, ourselves included, and rely exclusively on our golf carts for transportation (no car available). We would be completely shut out from those facilities if the access path were closed.
I have already reached out to our Districts representative to the Ammenity Authority Committee regarding our concerns. I suggested exactly what Villagetinker suggested above, installing a gate with no red button that can only be opened with a valid resident gate card. If the AAC can fork over approximately $1.5 million for a storage facility to be used by subcontractors at Mira Mesa, surly they can install a gate that benefits many amenity fee paying Villages residents.
I would strongly suggest that other residents who would be affected by the access path closure also reach out the AAC with their concerns.