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Old 07-15-2025, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Altavia View Post
More than once, a gate attendent has risk my safety in a golf cart leaving a gate up at an entrance I can't see the car coming.

I would happily trade gate attendents for additional people to verify people using recreational facilities are residents.
I have sent emails to the District (might have been Customer Service, might have been Community Watch) mentioning this when it has happened. I don’t recall receiving a reply but the practice stopped, at least for a little while.
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