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Officials in The Villages have set a date to discuss “controlled access” for some amenities here in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.

Residents’ cries about “outsiders” invading pools and pickleball courts have grown louder in recent years.

The Amenity Authority Committee and the Project Wide Advisory Committee have scheduled a rare joint workshop on the topic at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22 at Savannah Center.

“Joint workshops are exceedingly rare, because only 2-3 have ever been held in The Villages’ history,” noted AAC member and Community Development District 4 Supervisor Don Deakin, one of the longest-serving elected officials in The Villages.