I do agree that rules enforcement is a little lax here in TV, especially as pertains to deed restrictions and use of our facilities like pools. First line of defense is supposed to be your neighbors - they report (suspected) violations to Community Watch. Community Watch is also the one to call if unauthorized people are seen using our facilities. The bad part is that Community Watch has no police powers. They can issue "warning tickets" which is about as useful as a giving them a napkin. After so many warnings for, say, not cutting your yard, it will go before a board, the Amenity Authority Board, and you may be fined. That works primarily for deed restriction violations - not at the pools. At the pools and rec centers, Community Watch is supposed to check ID cards, ask those without to leave, and if they don't, call the local law (depending on location in TV) for a trespasser. Never seen or heard of it going that far. Way too often Community Watch verbally warns them and moves on - allowing the offenders to continue to violate the rules. Community Watch personnel need some discretion is how much authority to use but they are continually way too lax in enforcement.
TV is good, even great, but it is not perfect. 80K plus people (at peak times) so we will have our fair share of rotten apples. I think we just need to be more aggressive in throwing out those rotten apples or bringing them under control or fining them.
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